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(Title Unknown)-Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (signature is illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Lithograph (172/199). Signed by artist (signature is illegible). Measures 26 x
Category

Late 20th Century More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fenêtre Ouverte-L.E. Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
(signature is illegible). Measures 15 x 11 inches and is unframed. The print is in Excellent Condition.
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

(Title Unknown)-Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (signature is illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (117/185). Signed by artist (signature is illegible). Measures 26 x 19.75
Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Art Nouveau Jugs Floral Decoration
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of Art Nouveau jugs floral decoration Origin France circa 1900 natural wear illegible
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Dinner Plates

Materials

Bronze

(Title Unknown) Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (signature is illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (signature is illegible). The piece measures 16.5 x 24
Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Handcrafted Studio Pottery Teapot with Arched Handle
Located in Northport, MI
, reading “[illegible signature] stoneware 12-79,” indicating its creation in December 1979. A fine example
Category

Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Les Fleurs #2-Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (34/80). Pencil-signed by the artist (signature is illegible). Measures 14.75
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les Fleurs #4-Limited Edition Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (33/80). Pencil-signed by the artist (signature is illegible). Measures 14.75
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fenêtre Ouverte II-L.E. Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
signature is illegible). Measures 14.75 x 11 inches and is unframed. The print is in Excellent Condition.
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henderson Bridge Oil on Canvas circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, US
reflect the soothing colors above, enhancing the painting's dreamlike quality. The illegible signature on
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fleurs et Barges-L. E. Print, Signed by Artist (Artist Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (34/80). Pencil-signed by the artist (signature is illegible). Measures 15 x
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fleurs et Barges III-L. E. Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (76/90). Pencil-signed by the artist (artist signature is illegible
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fleur et Barges II-L. E. Print, Signed by Artist (Signature is Illegible)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Limited Edition Print (34/80). Pencil-signed by the artist (signature is illegible). Measures 15 x
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Worplesdon Lodge – English School 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
on the verso, including an illegible signature.
Category

Late 19th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper, Pencil

19th Century Terracotta, Bacchus and Bacchantes Celebrating the Grape Harvest
Located in Paris, FR
from the 19th century. Illegible signature on the back. Harvest festivals were intimately connected
Category

Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Oak

American Regionalism Small Town Landscape in Style of Grant Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
2000. Faint illegible signature lower left corner. Condition: Good; professionally cleaned and UV
Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young fisherman
Located in Genève, GE
Illegible signature Work on canvas Beige wooden frame With frame 85cm x 65 cm x 5.8 cm This
Category

20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Seascape, Lighthouse, Harbor view, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
, lighthouse, and harbor view at sunset. Illegible signature in the lower-right corner. Presented in a
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Cordial Topaze Bordeaux red wine, 1924 lithograph vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
French 1924 antique poster. Signed but an illegible signature. Size: 18" x 24". This rare original
Category

1920s Conceptual Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Hand-Turned Birch Rosewood Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid
Located in West Palm Beach, US
. The base bears an illegible signature, hinting at the identity of the skilled artisan who crafted this
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Winter Landscape in Vigo di Fassa - Italy - Dolomites
Located in Vo , Veneto
quick, impasto brushstrokes that enhance the freshness of the snowy landscape. Illegible signature in
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Illegibly Signed Cherub Drinking Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
signature being illegible, the artist is unknown.
Category

19th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Elegant Thick Glass Centerpiece / Trinket Bowl attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
, the manufacturing process and the label "Made in Italy". The bowl also features an illegible signature
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Art nouveau bronze sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art nouveau bronze sculpture Origin France Circa 1900 Signed and dated on its base Illegible
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze

"Marsden Spilling" Modern Acrylic Painting after Hartley s "Smelt Brook Falls
By Marsden Hartley
Located in Pasadena, CA
unfortunately illegible signature, serves as a homage to Marsden Hartley's 1937 painting, "Smelt Brook Falls
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Acrylic

Verlys Art Deco Opalescent Glass Cup
By Verlys Glass
Located in NANTES, FR
, but the molds were often worn and showed defects: illegible signature, cracks, finish leaving
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Antique Bronze Tabletop Sculpture of ChiId illegible Artist Signed like Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
-end Washington D.C. Estate. We are unable to ascertain artist information, there is an Illegible
Category

Vintage 1920s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Spanish Colonial Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows) Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
gold inner bevel. It has traces of an illegible signature. In this devotional work the painter
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Copper

Original 19th Century Romantic English Landscape Village Cottage Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
scene by an unknown but undoubtedly professional English master - signed lower left with an illegible
Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Des Hanots French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
By Verrerie des Hanots
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
showed flaws: illegible signature, cracks, finishing to be desired ... and the colors were not always
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

DES HANOTS French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier, 1920 verlys
By Verrerie des Hanots
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
molds were often worn and showed flaws: illegible signature, cracks, finishing to be desired ... and the
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Oil on Panel Landscape Painting Florence View Black Frame
Located in Firenze, IT
profiles, which complements and enhances the work. In the lower right corner, there is an illegible
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

"A Group Of California Indians" Wood Cut Engraving. C 1856. Very Rare. Americana
Located in Incline Village, NV
see page 381" which appears in the margin, in addition to an illegible signature. Both these line
Category

Antique 1850s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

Val St. Lambert Substantial Modernist Crystal Clear Crystal Glass Decanter
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Ferndale, MI
353 / 1000 possibly with artist signature but illegible . Decanter and stopper both are crystal clear
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Unknown artist. Mixed media. Composition with footprints and abstract forms.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Signature: Illegibly signed and dated “71” lower right Condition: With age-related signs of use, including
Category

Vintage 1970s Prints

Materials

Other

Ribbon to the sky contemporary aluminum sculpture on steel base
Located in Ferndale, MI
base . Signature somewhat illegible Jon Allen .
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Unknown artist. Mixed media on paper. Abstract composition. 1955
Located in København, Copenhagen
, W. 28 cm Signature: Signed illegible lower right Period: 1955 Condition: Good condition with age
Category

Vintage 1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century European Carrara Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in Madrid, ES
, particularly in the hair and drapery. Signed at the base, though the signature is partially illegible, this
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Busts

Materials

Marble

Japanese Showa Painted Panel Screen Persimmon Branch
Located in Rio Vista, CA
style with an illegible artist signature and seal.
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

European studio potter. Tall cylindrical vase with deep violet glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
with a minor chip at the base. Dimensions: H. 18 cm, D. 9.5 cm Signature: Illegibly signed on the
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School
Located in Palm Coast, FL
frame with traditional decorative motifs 🖋 Signature: Lower left, illegible 📦 Shipping: Ships securely
Category

19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Three Brutalist Brass Decorative Serving Pieces - Ladle, Spoon, and Fork
Located in Brooklyn, NY
for the table. Original, unpolished condition with light scuffs/spots of tarnish, as shown. Illegible
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Brutalist Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass

Vintage Abstract Aluminum Male Nude Sculpture with Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Title Vintage Abstract Heavy Aluminum Sculpture with Illegible Monogram Signature ⸻ Description
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Signed Chrome, Brass, Black Resin Hinged Monumental Sculptural Box Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
designs on top in the style and form of Paul Evans. Unfortunately the signature is totally illegible and
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Signed Small European Street Scene Oil Painting Impasto City Artwork, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
interior. 🖌 Medium: Oil on canvas (impasto) 🎨 Artist: Signed (signature illegible) 🖼 Frame: Modern
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Egyptomania Opal Ring in 18k gold signed by Edouard Arnould
By Edouard Aimé Arnould
Located in PARIS, FR
1900. Eagle's head hallmark and illegible goldsmith's hallmark, ARNOULD signature Ring size: 55 EU or
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Fashion Rings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

19th Century French Framed Academic Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
signature is illegible. Offered drawing is dated 1866.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Drawings

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Still Life Painting with Terracotta Jug and Cherries
Located in Dallas, TX
charm. The artwork, signed in the lower left corner (signature illegible), is executed with remarkable
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Macramé wall tapestry, Spain, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
, but signature illegible. Width: 80 cm (31.5 inches - bamboo rod 47.2 inches) Height: 130 cm (51.2
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Bamboo

Italian Modern Bronze Mirror With Circular Design
Located in Houston, TX
mirror. It is signed in the lower right corner however the signature is illegible. The finish on this
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Venetian Murano Glass
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venetian Murano Glass Vase with Two Handles Origin – Italy Mid Century Circa 1950. Signature
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Signed Mid Century Modern Seagull Sculpture
Located in Redding, CT
flock of Seagulls on a marble base. Signature illegible.
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
signature illegible. Oil on canvas in original wood frame.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Charming Dutch School, Oil Painting On Board COastal Scene with Windmill
Located in Lambertville, NJ
figure, initialed at the lower right. The signature, illegible, framed in a beautiful original gilt wood
Category

Antique Early 1900s Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Masonite, Paint

Vintage Porcelain Bonbonnière with Floral Decoration Gold Trim - 2Y46
Located in Bordeaux, FR
touch of sophistication to any collection. The signature is present but unfortunately illegible. Type
Category

20th Century French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Portrait Painting of Woman with Hat 1940 s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait of a woman in a pink hat. Oil on board. Signed but signature is illegible. 1930's-1940's
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Marine Oil Paintings in Giltwood Frames, Dated 1878
Located in Dallas, TX
glowing sunset. The works are signed lower right, likely by the same hand, though the signature appears
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

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