Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc. Decorative Art

"Old Glory at Sea": Large Marine Painting of the US Frigate Essex by Will B. Robedee (1976) A substantial and spirited marine oil painting on canvas (mounted to board), signed by th...

Needlework Estate: Victorian Woolwork of a Country House Object: Large British Woolwork Picture (Needlepoint/Embroidery) Origin: Britain Date: Circa 1860–1880 Medium: Worsted Wool o...

Under Full Sail: Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Clipper Ships ________________________________________ This is a handsome pair of framed Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques from a limited-edition series, commemorating two of the most famous sailing vessels of the 19th century: the Clipper Ship Great Republic...

American Folk Art Reimagined: A Print of a Duck Decoy by Arthur Nevin This lithograph print of a Redbreasted Merganser decoy is a compelling piece that bridges the worlds of American folk art, natural history, and modern printmaking. Created by the artist Arthur Nevin in circa 1970, this work is a tribute to a quintessential piece of Americana. The print is specifically inscribed with "Redbreasted Merganser, Beach Haven...

Masters of the Seas: A Pair of Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Clipper Ships, This magnificent pair of Wedgwood porcelain plaques serves as a tribute to the golden age of sail and th...

Chinese Export Botanical Paintings on Pith Paper Guangdong Province, A Set of Twelve, Circa 1850 This complete and beautifully preserved set of twelve botanical still lifes is a su...

An Icon of Steam and Sail: Sailor J.H. Miller's Woolwork of HMS Brunswick Circa 1860 This monumental and intricately crafted woolwork, a testament to the folk art tradition of 19th-...

Wirth Collage Painting, Robert J. Wirth, Titled "Landscape", Dated December14 1985/ December 30, 1985 on reverse, Signed Writh on lower right and reverse The collage on board in acr...

French Royal painted silk textile portrait, Marie Thérèse of France, Madame D' Angoulême, Eldest daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and o...

The Avian Wonders: Engravings from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Ornithologie ________________________________________ This meticulously presented a...

Symbol of Splendor: Famille Rose Golden Pheasant Plaque This striking Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the 20th Century, captures a dramatic natural scene executed in the vibrant...

Lovebirds in Blossom: A Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque This beautiful Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the 20th Century, captures a classic and auspicious natural scene in a horiz...

18th Century Dutch Delft Manganese Tiles Pictures of Rearing Horses, Rotterdam, Circa 1780 The pair of framed manganese six-tile pictures each depict a...

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates, 1970s. A complete set of twelve vintage painted gold ground transfer-printed porcelain plates in black and white...

Set of nine framed American typography pages. From new letters and lettering by Paul Carlyle & Guy Oring, Originally published, 1938 The pages ...

Fluttering Exotica: Eight China Trade Watercolors on Pith Paper This superb Set of Eight Chinese Watercolors, dating from Circa 1840–1860, offers a delicate and vibrant collection of...

Feathered Elegance: Famille Rose Hawk on a Rose Branch This exquisite Chinese Porcelain Plaque, dating to the Mid-20th Century, is a vibrant example of traditional Chinese panel pai...

English Porcelain porcelain botanical plaque, Probably Derby Porcelain The framed porcelain square plaque is beautifully painted with a bouquet of flowers including roses, crocu...

The Gardener Queen: Charlotte in Wax Relief This large and extremely rare Wax Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), the wife of King George III, ...

China trade watercolor pictures of junks & sampans, Set of Five, Circa 1850 The Chinese watercolor paintings on pith paper each depict a diffe...

Robert Mapplethorpe Botanical Plate, Calla Lily, 1984 Made By Swid Powell The Robert Mapplethorpe porcelain plate depicts in black and white a Calla Lily made in 1984. It is lithographically printed porcelain based on Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs and made by Swid Powell. Robert Michael Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. He was concerned with Classical aspects of beauty, whether in his nudes, floral still life pictures, or self-portraits—light, shadow, composition, and form were central to all his work. Dimensions: 12 inches diameter x 1 inch height Reference: Annette Tapert, Swid Powell: Objects by Architects, New York, 1990, pp. 142-43 See: Examples from this series can be found in the MFAH, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Also see Yale University Art Gallery for an examples. Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946, in Floral Park...

American oval shadow box felt picture depicts strawberries in an openwork straw basket with the large long handle rising above. Within an oval gilt frame...

American Feltwork Picture of Fruit in a Bowl, Probably New York State, Circa 1890-1910 The large framed American feltwork picture is extremely striking with strong original colors. The feltwork depicts a group of different fruit in an openwork metal footed bowl...

Framed Piero Fornasetti Framed Set of Coasters, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli" design, Coasters Early 1960s The six large ceramic coasters are from the "12 Mesi,...

A Sailor's Keepsake: The Art of the Barbados Shell Valentine "Double the Affection": An Antique Spanish Cedar Sailor's Valentine This beautiful, octagonal, hinged box is a superb ex...

Continental faience plaque in the form of a horse, circa 1840, Probably Rorstrand. The plaque is amusingly decorated with a galloping gray horse wi...

Superb large English silk and wool portrait, A Mother and Her Four Children, after John Hoppner R.A., circa 1810-20, Within gilt frame. Silk over linen fabric ground, silk floss, worsted wool yarn, Merino wool yarn and oil paint. A remarkable silk picture with painted sky background and each figure with a painted face and hands with the remaining portions of the picture finished in wool. The design comes from a mezzotint after John Hoppner made in the 1790s. John Hoppner specialized in painting mothers and children. The picture depicts a large standing female figure dressed in a white dress and wearing a turban. She stands by two classical columns with her four children in front of her. The youngest child is sitting on the ground playing with her red shoe in her hands with a tambourine by her side. Her elder sister stands behind her. Both girls are dressed in Empire-style muslin dresses...

British sailor's woolwork of three royal navy ships Circa 1885 The British sailor woolwork depicts an unusual scene of three different types of Royal Navy Ships which are all flying the White...

Madam Knipp engraving of pigeon, From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, ne´e Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J. Themminck, Paris France, 1809-1811. A remarkable large engraving of a pigeon- The Colombe Ramier or Columba Cenea or Wood Pigeon floating within a gilt frame and white matte and with UV Tru-view Clear UV Glass. From a large collection of framed...

Sailor's Woolwork Nautical Picture, Inscribed:The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Melbourn, August 2, 1864. Worked by T.J. Francis, Circa 1864 This sailor's woolwork depicts aportside view of the the Gold Finder. The Gold Finder was a 3-masted iron ship built in 1863 by J. Laing of Sunderland. There is a detailed inscription below including the maker's name- T.J. Francis. A notice in the Liverpool Mercury on Tuesday May 3, 1853......This ship is expected to sail very fast, has all her passenger arrangements on a novel and peculiar plan, affording an amount of light and ventilation such as no other passenger ship ever possessed. The ships bell has recently been acquired by the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It seems though that the ship's description involved a degree of hyperbole as she was in fact laid down as a coal ship and converted to passenger accommodation later to meet the demand for the Gold Rush in Australia. Dimensions: Framed: 28 3/10 inches high x 31 inches wide (72cm x 79 cm). The Australian gold rush started after Edward Hargraves found the precious metal in New South Wales in 1851. He was not the first to discover gold but is credited with launching the stampede when thousands tried their luck at unearthing wealth - and some succeeded. Hargraves (1816-1891), a former hotelier and cattle farmer, played a small part in the California gold rush of 1849. He didn't get rich but met people who knew about gold and where it could be found - they pointed out similarities between California and New South Wales. Hargraves headed back to Australia to test these theories and stake a claim for a Government reward for the discovery of viable gold fields. Despite initial setbacks, he organised fellow prospectors in the quest for gold which was successful. Hargraves was granted massive rewards of more than pounds 12,000 and later a pension of pounds 250 a year. He was born in Gosport, Hampshire, the son of an army officer, and educated at Lewes and Brighton Grammar School. Hargraves joined the merchant navy before arriving at Sydney in 1832 and marrying Eliza Mackie four years later. Publicity about the gold rush prompted many migrants to sail from Liverpool to seek their fortunes - the first licence was issued in Victoria on 21 September 1851. Australia's population boomed as the emigrants...

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-masted Ship under Steam, HMS Minotaur or HMS Agincourt, Minotaur Class Broadside Ironclad, circa 1880 The sailor's woolie depicts a portsi...

Johann Weinmann engravings of grapes, Set of Four, Circa 1740 Johann Weinmann engravings of grapes, each engraved by Seuter (S to the lower ri...

Rare Vintage Piero Fornasetti Special Commission Large Iznik Plaque, 1950's. Piero Fornasetti coloured panel designed for the Hilton in Istanbul features Iznik pottery vessels a...

Spanish Catalan Faience Hunting Subject Tile Picture Late 18th Century The framed picture depicts a huntsman firing his gun at a hare with his dog before him in a landscape with a h...

18th Century Engravings of Fish by Marcus Bloch, A pair, circa 1780. A fine pair of prints of fish by Marcus Bloch with decoupage frame. Dimensions: 13 3/4 inches x 20 inches wide....

Chinese export glass picture of a Persian warrior, The Chinese reverse glass picture depicts a Persian warrior seated on the back of a dappled horse riding at a trot, a shield slu...