Harry Pelling Gill (England/Australia, 1855-1916) oil on canvas landscape painting entitled “The Coming Shower.” Cattle and sheep huddle beneath a group of trees as storm clouds gather over a vista with a river and distant mountains. A man watches the coming storm from between the trees at left and a small house stands on the bank of the river […]

British school oil on canvas bust-length portrait of a gentleman in an olive coat, red mantle, and white cravat. Unsigned. Stretcher faintly inscribed “Painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller” in pencil. Housed in a rusticated giltwood frame with textile liner. Sight: 27 3/4 in. H x 22 1/2 in. W. Framed: 29 1/2 in. H  x 34 3/4 in. W. Likely 18th century.  […]

Continental panoramic oil-on-canvas seascape painting depicting a busy coastal village scene with fishermen and their boats along with sailing ships in the harbor being tossed on choppy waves. Signed illegibly lower left and housed in a foliate-carved gilt-wood frame. Sight: 17 3/8 in. H x 39 3/8 in. W. Framed: 23 1/2 in. H x 45 3/8 […]

Sir John Gilbert (English, 1817-1897) oil on canvas painting depicting a woman pleading with the politically powerful Catholic Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661), under the shadow of a sculpture of a saint occupying a nearby niche. Signed “J. Gilbert” lower left. Housed in a period giltwood frame with anthemion and laurel leaf molded decorations and cartouche corners. Sight: […]

After Nicolas de Largilliere (French, 1656-1746), two oil on canvas bust-length three-quarters pose oval portraits. 1st item: portrait of a woman with a red ribbon in her hair, red bodice, and blue mantle, based on a portrait by Largilliere of a “Madame Bazin” (current location unknown). Handwritten labels tacked to wooden backing reads “E323 Bon […]