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Oil painting

Italy
19th century
framed oil painting of a 19th century Italian gentleman

Price $ 2,850
Condition
good
Measurements
Height: 11 1/4
Depth: 1 3/8
Width/Length: 9 1/2

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Ref. #060627814465

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Pair of Paintings

France
c. 1850-1880
Pair of small pastoral landscape paintings in the Barbizon School style. One of the paintings measures 18" wide and 13" tall, without the frame; its companion piece is sightly smaller, measuring 18" by 12" tall.

Price $ 4,500
Condition
good, the paintings are not framed, and have been recently cleaned.
Measurements
Height: 12"
Second Height: 13"
Width/Length: 18"

Specifications
Number of items: 2
Materials/Techniques: oil paint on canvas

Ref. #1.HSand.4.07

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Aubusson tapestry

France
late 18th century
Aubusson tapestry in shades of brown, beige, and blue depicting a pastoral scene including birds, forest, meadows and a waterfall.

Price $ 9,000
Condition
good with some areas of repair
Measurements
Height: 6 ft. 5 in.
Width/Length: 3 ft. 1 in.

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: wool
Ref. #061010814497

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Altra Veduta del Tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli

late 18th-early 19th century
Framed print by Francesco Piranesi

Price $ 4,250
Condition
good
Measurements
Height: 29 1/2
Width/Length: 3 ft. 1 in.

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: paper, ink
Creator: F. Piranesi

Ref. #AR34.1.7.05

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Pair of framed prints entitled "Classical Antiquities"

England
1764-1803
Sir William Hamilton, a well-known diplomat and archaeologist, amassed a formidable collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan ntiquities at the end of the 18th century. These were illustrated by d'Harcanville, of which these prints are examples. Hamilton's collection is now in the British Museum in London.

Price $ 2,900
Condition
good
Measurements
Height: 22 1/2
Width/Length: 19 1/4

Specifications
Number of items: 2
Materials/Techniques: paper, ink
Creator: d'Harcanville
Ref. #060215814429

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Painting, Parisian streetscape

France
1913
small painting of Paris view; bridge over the Seine, in wooden painted frame measuring 22" wide by 17 1/2" tall

Price $ 2,850
Condition
good
Measurements
Height: 17 1/2"
Width/Length: 22" wide

Specifications
Number of items: 1

Ref. #AR 39 7.05

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Small English landscape painting

England
painting dated 1806
Small detailed landscape painting of a Norwich Village dated 1806; the painting with the frame measures 10 3/4" by 13 3/4"

Price $ 2,000
Condition
good, with handling over time, the wooden canvas stretchers have made slightly noticeable linear indentations on the front side of the painted canvas.
Measurements
Height: 10 3/4
Width/Length: 13 3/4

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: oil paint, canvas, gilt wood frame

Ref. #7.RT.4.07

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Small tole wall mounted fountain

France
c. 1810
Small, wall mounted tole fountain in two pieces with decorative painted neo-classic upper boarder designs and central landscape scenes. The upper piece is 11" tall, 9 1/2 " wide and projects out from the wall 4 1/2" when mounted; the lower piece is 3 1/2" deep, 13 3/4" wide, and projects out from the wall 8 1/2 " when mounted.

Price $ 2000
Condition fair, decorative use only, having no practical use for water
Measurements Height: 11"
Second Height: 3 1/2"
Depth: 13 3/4"
Width/Length: 9 1/2"
Specifications Number of items: 2
Materials/Techniques: painted tole metal

Ref. #87.L.4.04

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18th century oil painting

France
18th century
Oil still life on canvas panel, 14 1/2" wide, 32" long

Price $ 2,400
Condition
good, canvas has some damage in upper right corner
Measurements
Height: 14 1/2"
Width/Length: 32"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: canvas, oil paint

Ref. #KSI/35

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Hanging wall bracket

Italy
early 20th century
Decorative painted wall bracket; the 10" tall vertical support piece, featuring carved scrolled designs, supports the horizontal 13" wide, 6" deep shelf.

Price $ 495
Condition
good
Measurements
Height: 10"
Depth: 6"
Width/Length: 13"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: carved and painted wood

Ref. #27.JPDC.6.07

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Engravings of "Papillons"

France
c. 1780-90
Pair of hand colored engravings by Jacques de Seve of different butterfly species, "Papillons". The prints are framed with elaborate decorative French matting and measure 17" wide and 20" tall.

Price $ 1,400
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 20"
Width/Length: 17"

Specifications
Number of items: 2
Materials/Techniques: engraving, hand tinting, French matting

Ref. #WR.4.11.04

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Pair of demi-lune, wall mounted console tables

Italy/USA
19th cen./contemporary
Pair of demi-lune, wall mounted console tables; the legs are distressed, 19th century Italian architectural wooden elements supporting new demi-lune tops that have been faux marbleized. The tables are 30" wide, 32 1/2" tall, and 16" deep.

Price $ 8,000
Condition
good, there are some areas of missing paint and gilt on the legs
Measurements
Height: 32 1/2"
Depth: 16"
Width/Length: 30"

Specifications
Number of items: 2
Materials/Techniques: Faux marbleizing, gilding, painting

Ref. #17b.SA.2.06

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One of a pair of hand colored engravings

Venice, Italy
1742
One of a pair of hand colored engravings entitled "Testarum Conchyliorum" "Testimony of Shells" by Nicolaus Gualterius, 1742, Venice, Italy. The frames are contemporary and measure 24 1/2" tall, and 18 1/2" wide.

Price $ 800
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 24 1/2"
Width/Length: 18 1/2"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: hand colored engraving technique
Creator: NIcholaus Gualterius

Ref. #Mel.10.06.04

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One of a pair of hand colored engravings (TWO)

Venice, Italy
1742
One of a pair of hand colored engravings entitled "Testarum Conchyliorum" "Testimony of Shells" by Nicolaus Gualterius, 1742, Venice, Italy. The frames are contemporary and measure 24 1/2" tall, and 18 1/2" wide.

Price $ 800
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 24 1/2"
Width/Length: 18 1/2"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: hand colored engraving technique
Creator: NIcholaus Gualterius

Ref. #Mel.10.06.04

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Set of six architectural engravings of Palais de Fontainbleau

France
1863
Set of six framed, architectural sepia toned engravings of various details of the Palace at Fontainbleau built by Francis the First, sold individually as singles for $675.00, as an entire set of six for $4,050.00, or in any size grouping.

Price $ 4,050
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 29 1/2
Second Height: 24 1/2
Depth: 27 1/2
Width/Length: 23 1/4

Specifications
Number of items: 6
Materials/Techniques: sepia toned engraving

Ref. #Mel.1-6.06.04

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Oil Painting still life "Nature Morte"

France
c. 1890
Still life oil painting by Leon Charles Huber, a talented Parisian painter of still lifes and animal subjects. Huber trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was a frequent exhibitor at the Society of French Artists after 1880.

Price $ 4,700
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 14 1/4"
Width/Length: 17 1/4"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: oil paint on canvas, gilt finished frame
Creator: Leon Charles Huber

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Engraving of Title page by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italy
18th century
Engraving of the title page of the Edition of the "Magnificent Architecture of Rome", created by Piranesi for the Society of the Royal Academy of Antiquarians in London.

Price $ 3,900
Condition
very good, recently re-framed
Measurements
Height: 26 3/4"
Width/Length: 20"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: engraving, Framing with French matting
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ref. #AR34.3.7.05

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Engraving by Francisco Piranesi

Italy
C.1780
Engraving of the tomb of Pope Pius VI, flanked by two male caryatid columnar figures, with the large classical pedimented front of the Roman Pantheon in the background. The engraving is by Francisco Piranesi, son of Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

Price $ 5,600
Condition
very good, recently re-framed
Measurements
Height: 31 1/2"
Width/Length: 39 1/2"

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: engraving, framed with French matting
Creator: Francisco Piranesi

Ref. #AR 34.6.7.05

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Set of four engravings with neoclassic figures

Italy
17th century
Set of four matted and framed engravings of classic figure poses. The frames measure 22" wide and 26" tall. The engravings may be purchased as singles for $425 each; $850 for a pair, or $1,700 for the set of four.

Price $ 1,700
Condition
very good
Measurements
Height: 26"
Width/Length: 22"

Specifications
Number of items: 4
Materials/Techniques: engraving technique

Ref. #9.jkdc.02.06