British School, 19th C. oil on canvas painting, "The Virtuoso", depicting a barefooted boy playing a violin, accompanied by a vocalizing dog and nearby chickens. His books, some grapes, and a flute sit by his side. The figures are surrounded by a broom and rags, suggesting the boy is a student who has sought out […]
Lot 1027: Small Antique Desk Thermometer plus Wax Seal and 3 Figures
Five (5) small antique European decorative items, including one (1) thermometer of column form with pedestal base and urn top, marked with Fahrenheit readings; one (1) wax seal in the form of a peasant man holding two ducks; one (1) nude female figure with a draped garment mounted to an acrylic stand; one (1) woman […]
Lot 1025: Heinrich Breling, O/B Painting of Man Writing Letter
Heinrich Breling (Germany, 1849-1914) oil on board cabinet painting depicting a pensive writer in a red frock seated at a writing desk holding a quill frozen in mid-air as he gazes pensively out a window having a discarded, smoldering page on the floor. Signed and dated "H. Breling 1890" upper left corner. Munich export seal, […]
Lot 1023: 2 Piranesi Classical Architectural Etchings
Two (2) Roman architectural etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). 1st item: Concerning the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia, from The Ruins of the Fountainhead of the Aqua Giulia, originally published 1761. Plate: 15 3/8" H x 8 1/4" W. Sheet: 19 1/2" H x 11 3/4" W. Frame: 25 3/4" H x 19 […]
Lot 1024: Large Arturo Ricci Watercolor Genre Painting, Aristocratic Couple
Large Arturo Ricci (Italy, 1854-1919) watercolor and ink on paper genre painting depicting a young couple of nobility descending a palace staircase surrounded by a large carved sculpture partially covered by ornate blue drapery, a smaller nude sculpture, a wall tapestry hanging behind them, a patterned rug under their feet, and a guard bearing a […]
Lot 1022: 3 Piranesi Classical Architectural Etchings, Le Antichita Romane
Three plates from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's (Italian, 1720-1778) Le Antichita Romane (Antiquities of Rome), originally published 1756, depicting Rome and Roman architecture. 1st item: Remains of the College of Silvano Aureliano About Four Miles From Rome. From the first Paris edition published 1800-1807. With sticker of Henry Sotheran Limited, London, affixed to backing. Plate: 18" […]
Lot 1020: After Virgilio Mattoni O/B Painting, "Last Days of Ferdinand III"
After Virgilio Mattoni (Spain, 1842-1923) oil on panel painting titled "Les derniers jours de Ferdinand III le Saint," (The Last Days of Ferdinand III, also called The Saint, originally painted by Mattoni in 1887). Housed in a giltwood frame with leaf-carved corner ornaments. Sight- 8" x 5". Frame – 15" x 11". Early 20th century. […]
Lot 1021: G. Bockler, 2 Engravings of Starburst Fountain Designs
Georg Andreas Bockler (German, active 1644-1698), pair (2) of hand-colored engravings on laid paper of starburst fountain designs from Architecturea Curiosa Nova Pars Tertia, Paulus Furst, Nuremberg, 1664, plates 61 and 63. Matted and framed under glass in matching woodgrain frames. Sight: 12" H x 7 1/2" W. Frames: 19" H x 15" W. Note: […]
Lot 1018: Continental School O/C Landscape Painting, Classical Ruins
Continental School oil on canvas landscape painting depicting classical ruins situated upon a hill at dusk with figures and donkeys in the foreground, scattered figures and animals in the midground, and mountains in the background. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with leaf form flourish corners. Unsigned. Sight: 12 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W. […]
Lot 1019: Flemish School O/C Painting After Peter Paul Rubens 1638 Self-Portrait
Flemish School oil on canvas cabinet sized painting after the self portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish/Belgium/Germany, 1577-1640) originally executed in 1638, currently held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. The painting portrays the artist attired in a heavy black coat and wide-brimmed hat, in three quarter profile, gazing at the viewer. Housed in a giltwood […]
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