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Superb Tinsel or Foil Painting NY c1865

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 1008531 (stock# a1173)

Superb Tinsel or Foil Painting   NY c1865
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$1,250.00 

This is an unusual, wondeful, and beautifully done tinsel or foil painting. It depicts a large bouquet of flowers in a an urn. The urn has been painted to look like it has a mica or quartz type surface, with the stand being done in the same manner. Colors are very vibrant, and include deep blues, purple, pink, various shades of yellow and green, white, reds, and others.

Tinsel paintings of this type are almost a comp ...click for details


Small Portraits Sea Captain and Wife Maine c1832

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 986995 (stock# a1142)

Small Portraits Sea Captain and Wife  Maine  c1832
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$1050.00 

A finely painted pair of portraits done in pen and ink, and wash, on heavy card stock. The paintings were acquired from a private collection, and were purchased by the prior owners in the 1950's. A label on the back identifies the man as Captain Brooks of Portland, Maine. The woman, the other half of the pair, is assumed to be his wife. The excellent technique of the artist, purportedly named Earle, is evident in the rendering of the faces and the accomplished use of shadowing. ...click for details


A Fine American Portrait Miniature on Ivory c1845

Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1900   item# 984877 (stock# a1149)

A Fine American Portrait Miniature on Ivory  c1845
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$1,250.00 

A very fine American portrait miniature painting on ivory of a young man attired in the latest fashion of his period, wearing a brown vest and velvet collar coat.

The miniature is 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches sight size and the deep purple velvet-lined thermoplastic case it is in is 3 inches by 2 1/2 inches. The piece is in superb condition, with no cracks, chips, bowing, or inpainting. The case, with its gilt brass liner, ...click for details


Miniature Painting on Ivory Lady with Miniature c1840

Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR   item# 959630 (stock# a1148)

Miniature Painting on Ivory Lady with Miniature  c1840
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$675.00 

A nicely done miniature painting on ivory of a lovely young woman. The sitter in this portrait is wearing a pendant that appears, in my opinion and under high magnification, to be a miniature portrait. A miniature with a sitter wearing a miniature is quite rare, but please keep in mind that this is my interpretation. Whether or not the young woman is wearing a cased miniature, the painting is truly charming, and rendered with wonderful details. She has an elaborate hairdo, gold drop earrings, an ...click for details


American Miniature Portrait on Ivory Young Woman 19th C

Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1900   item# 959429 (stock# a1141)

American Miniature Portrait on Ivory Young Woman 19th C
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A charming American miniature portrait painting, on ivory, of a very pert young woman. The artist has carefully rendered the details of her attire and accessories, from the feathered hat, velvet head band, the earrings, long gold chain, and the velvet trimmed deep green dress with central bow.

The condition of the painting is superb, with no chips, cracks, bowing, or restoration. The brass locket case, which measures 2 ...click for details


Signed M.B. Russell Miniature Portrait Painting c1850

Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1900   item# 958852 (stock# a1129)

Signed M.B. Russell Miniature Portrait Painting c1850
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A folky miniature portrait on ivory, signed on the back: "Painted by M.B. Russell", and naming the sitter as Mrs. Rebecca Howe. The painting is also signed along the left side "M.B. Russell 1850". Although the sitter is of rather plain aspect, Russell has imbued the painting with a wonderful feeling of folkiness and naivete, possibly as a result of his wife's influence, or her actual participation in the work. It is quite unusual to have any miniature fully signed, dated ...click for details


Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait c1840

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 935470 (stock# ya100)

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art  Portrait  c1840
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$7,800.00 

A wonderful American folk art portrait of a Methodist minister painted by Ammi Phillips (1788–1865). The distinguished gentleman is sitting at a table, with his hand holding a pair of spectacles and resting on a Methodist hymnal. The finely rendered depiction of the large dominating figure with dark clothing emphasizes the gravitas of the sitter.

The painting is 32 5/8 inches by 27 1/4 inches sight size, and 37 7/8 inc ...click for details


Portrait of Mother and Daughter c1830

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 929434 (stock# a1116)

Portrait of Mother and Daughter  c1830
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$675.00 

A fine and charming watercolor on paper portrait of a mother and daughter, the daughter with a book and an apple. Sight size is 5 3/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches, while the framed size is 9 5/8 inches by 8 inches.

The portrait is in excellent condition, although the photos exaggerate some very minor toning. The bird's eye maple frame, which is not new and might be original, is also in excellent condition.


Signed J.A. Davis Watercolor Portrait c1840

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 872471 (stock# a1108)

Signed J.A. Davis Watercolor Portrait  c1840
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A beautifully rendered watercolor and pencil portrait of a woman done by Jane Anthony Davis, more commonly known as J.A. Davis. The sitter, as was usual with Davis' portraits, is dressed in black, with color being reserved for decorative objects, such as books, flowers, or jewelry, as in this case. What is highly unusual is that Davis signed very few of her works, and on this piece, on the cardboard insert behind the painting, is written "Caroline Mathilda Brown Wife of Nicholas Brown&q ...click for details


Rare Southern Small Watercolor Portrait c1824

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 855896 (stock# a1106)

Rare Southern Small Watercolor Portrait  c1824
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$1,450.00 

A wonderful and rare southern folk art small watercolor on paper portrait of a gentleman, identified as Mr. Bunning on the reverse, along with the date of 1824. Examples of southern folk art are quite uncommon and highly sought after. This fine example was found in Florida, and the presence of a palm tree and water in the background, along with a classical style column, indicates that it was done, in fact, somewhere along the southeastern coast of the U.S ...click for details


Charming Rare American Folk W/C of Girl and Dogs c1851

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 800864 (stock# a476)

Charming Rare American Folk W/C of Girl and Dogs c1851
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A wonderful example of southern American folk art. Southern folk art is very desirable and highly collected. This piece is quite unusual for several reasons: it is done on blue paper, and has the name of the artist (Sarah M. Daye), the location it was done (Charlottesville Seminary), and the date (1851). It depicts a young girl outdoors, feeding treats to her two dogs as a method of training them. The title, "Who Speaks First," is done in calligraphy at the bottom. ...click for details


Henry Walton Small Watercolor Portrait c1842

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 790150 (stock# a1078)

Henry Walton Small Watercolor Portrait   c1842
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$1,675.00 

This is a superbly rendered watercolor on paper attributed to Henry Walton. The name of the sitter, John Andrew Jenny, is written in pencil at the top of the painting, in penmanship not unlike Walton's.

Mr. Jenny is a nice-looking young man wearing a black coat, with highlights in gum arabic. The style of the coat and the cravat place this portrait in the 1841-1844 time period. This is consistent with Walton's ...click for details


Important Folk Art Temperance Painting Neal Dow c1840

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 770453 (stock# a1086)

Important Folk Art Temperance Painting Neal Dow c1840
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$4,750.00 

A superb oil on canvas American folk art painting depicting a man orating about temperance. He is standing beneath trees which are arching to almost form a bower over him. A courting couple is on either side of him, with a church in the background. The symbolism of the couples probably reflects the belief that marital and family relations improve in temperance households. Note also that the orator is holding a bottle in his left hand, probably just after having poured the contents on the ground ...click for details


American Folk Art Pastel Still Lifes c1850

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 769522 (stock# a1089)

American Folk Art  Pastel Still Lifes  c1850
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$1,800.00 

A beautiful and striking pair of American folk art pastel still lifes. The fruit is laid out on a green table, and wonderfully executed. The black background provides superb contrast and highlights the radiance of the apples, pears, grapes, peaches, etc.

The gilded over gesso frames are period and probably original. Sight size of each is 16 3/4" by 12 7/8", while the framed size is 21 1/4" by 17 3/4" ...click for details


Beautiful Tinsel Painting c 1870

Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 755953 (stock# a1088)

Beautiful Tinsel Painting  c 1870
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A goodly sized and beautiful and finely executed tinsel, or foil painting, depicting a loose bouquet of various flowers and leaves. This technique, popular in the latter half of the 19th century in America, reverse paints the subject on the glass and highlights it with the foil behind. When interest in tinsel paintings resurged in the mid and later 20th century, the foil itself was often colored. This is one of the key ways to distinguish 19th and 20th century examples. Lighter colored backgroun ...click for details

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