Edward John Cobbett (British, 1815-1899) oil on canvas genre painting, “The Fisherman’s Family.” A fisherman leans against a stone and places his hand on his chin as he watches his wife carry away a net and basket at right. His children — a boy and a girl — sit beside him. Signed “E J Cobbett” to stone, lower left. Housed in a […]
Lot 792: 4 Georg Ehret Botanical Prints from Trew’s Plantae Selectae, Incl. Pineapple & Banana
Four hand-colored botanical engravings on laid paper after illustrations by Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708-1770) from Christoph Jakob Trew’s PLANTAE SELECTAE (Augsburg, 1750-1773). Each with gilt and printed lettering. Items 1-2: Plate 2, Ananas (Pineapple) and Plate 23, Musae (Banana). Item 1 inscribed “E. Bromilia Ananas / Pine-Apple.” in old ink, lower right. Both sights: […]
Lot 791: Goya Etching from Los Caprichos, Dios La Pedone: Y Era Su Madre
Francisco de Goya Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) etching with aquatint from Los Caprichos, “Dios la perdone: Y era su madre” (God Forgive Her: And It Was Her Mother), c. 1799, from the 1929 edition of approximately 100 printed on handmade laid paper at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Graficas for the Seville Exhibition. With Joseph Guarro watermark with portrait […]
Lot 790: Jospeh Farington Pen & Ink Wash Drawing, View of King’s Lynn, Norfolk
Pen and ink wash drawing on paper attributed to Joseph Farington (United Kingdom, 1747-1821) that depicts a village canal scene at King’s Lynn, Norfolk, with structures and a church along one side of the canal, with figures and a stone bridge with figures conversing, c. 1789. Leger Galleries Ltd., London label en verso. Laid down and housed in a […]
Lot 789: 3 Spanish Colonial Santos Figures
Three (3) Spanish Colonial carved and polychrome Santos figures, including a standing Holy Virgin made of wood, having cloth sleeves attached with rose head nails, atop a painted square base; 1 seated Holy Virgin with chair, wood and papier mache, atop a square base; and 1 early (possibly Baroque period) carved wood figure, lacking paint. Heights range from […]
Lot 788: 18th C. European O/C Portrait of Gentleman
18th-century European school oil on canvas portrait depicting a nobleman wearing a large powdered wig and red coat set against a dark background. Unsigned. Housed in a gilt carved frame. Sight: 28 1/2 in H x 25 in W. Framed: 33 in H x 29 1/2 in W. CONDITION: Scratching on the left side of the canvas. The canvas has likely been […]
Lot 787: 7 Rare Richard Dalton Etchings after Hans Holbein, 18th C.
Seven (7) Richard Dalton (English, c. 1715-1791) etchings on laid paper after portrait drawings by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497/8-1543) in the Royal Collection. Etchings include portraits of Elizabeth, Lady Audley; Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham; Sir Thomas Parry; William Reskimer (described in a caption as “a Cornish Gent” and with a note that “There is a painting in oyl […]
Lot 786: Attrib. Philipp Peter Roos, 17th C. Italian Pastoral Landscape w/ Cattle
Continental School painting, 17th C., attributed to Philipp Peter Roos (German//Italian, 1655-1706), also known as Rosa di Tivoli, oil on canvas Italianate pastoral landscape with multiple figures surrounded by sheep, goats, and cattle before a ruined stone structure and opposite a stream. A rider in red points toward a mountainous vista and interacts with a woman who stands to his right while a second woman, […]
Lot 785: Italian School O/C, Holy Family w/ St John the Baptist
Italian school, late 17th/early 18th century oil on canvas Holy Family painting depicting Mary and the infant Christ accompanied by Joseph and John the Baptist. Mary and Joseph gaze affectionately at Christ, who looks to John the Baptist as John kisses his hand. The figural group emerges from a dark, tenebristic background. Housed in a simple giltwood frame. […]
Lot 784: German Tinted Plaster Bust of a Noblewoman
A German tinted portrait bust depicting a noblewoman, cast by Berlin Gipsformerei (Replica Workshop). Red Prussian eagle seal mark on the back with the inscription GIPSFORMEREI DER KONIOL MUSEEN BERLIN and numbered in black 3250. 25 1/2 in. H x 16 in. W. Historical Note: The Berlin Gipsformerei (Replica Workshop) was founded in 1819 by King […]
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