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Item Ships From: Continental US
Modern Expressionists Catalogue 1984 (Basquiat Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern Expressionists Exhibition Catalogue 1984: Published on the occasion of Modern Expressionists: German, Italian and American Painters by Sidney Janis Gallery. Featuring works by...
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1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

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Paper

Enamel and wire sculpture by Cranbrook Products/ Malcolm Moran Don Buby
By Curtis Jeré, Malcolm Moran
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Curtis Jerry style wall sculpture of metal and enamel plaques. Nice scale and size this one is actually from the company Cranbrook Products and designed by Malcolm Moran and Donald B...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

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Metal, Enamel

Antique 1857 New York City Map by Humphrey Phelps, Framed in Burlwood
Located in Black Rock, CT
A unique 1857 New York City map published by Humphrey Phelps, showing Manhattan, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken. Engraved in exquisite detail with a full street index, ward bounda...
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1850s American American Classical Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

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Burl, Paper

Vintage Kid Creole Concert Poster 1985
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1985 concert poster: This rare Kid Creole and the Coconuts announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his December 26th, 1985 show at Carnegie Hall. This was the band's debut performance at Carnegie Hall, and it was written about in the New York Times: "THE POP LIFE; CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT FOR KID CREOLE" (December 25th, 1985). Medium: Offset printed concert poster. Dimensions: 11 x 17 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. American latin pop band founded by August Darnell aka Thomas Browder in 1980 in New York City. Fronted by Kid Creole (2) backed by the trio of The Coconuts and also featuring Coati Mundi, they enjoyed most of their success in the eighties. Their debut album was critically well-received but not successful commercially. Their second album was a concept album matched with a New York Public Theater stage production; it received positive reviews, with Darnell recognized as a clever lyricist and astute composer, arranger and producer. Their international breakthrough came with their third album, 1982's Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with Stool Pigeon, Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy and I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby ; Dear Addy also made the Top 40. In the US the album was retitled Wise Guy and reached #145, and I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby flirted with the R&B charts. Dixit Darnell: "In the Savannah Band I’d modelled my style on 1930s/40s jazz singer and showman Cab Calloway, and I created Kid Creole as an extreme version of that, a sort of lounge lizard...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

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Paper

Still Life Print signed Hippert
Located in Miami, FL
Italian School, Still Life art signed Hippert. Professionally framed. Framed dimensions: 46" Wide x 38 1/2" High x 1 1/2" Deep This simply still life art will enhance any country ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Still Life Print signed Hippert
Still Life Print signed Hippert
$476 Sale Price
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Fabienne Jouvin Imari Japanese Asian Porcelain Wall Plates 1990s
By Fabienne Jouvin
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Fabienne Jouvin French designer decorative Imari Asian wall plates. from the French Parisian designer Fabienne Jouvin the plates with irregular shapes and quite shallow with a beautiful Oriental Asian Japanese style depicting a man and woman portrait on each plate. The portrait are period Imperial style, with Japanese kimono and hair style, vivid colors on each panel of the plate depicting different Asian traditional design motifs. Colorful modern Asian motif decorative plates or shallow bowls made by Fabienne Jouvin Paris...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Japonisme Continental US - Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Chinese Embroidered Floral Wall Hangings
Located in Queens, NY
3 Asian Chinese style embroidered wall hangings with gilt faux bamboo frame and floral and bird design with pink border (PRICED EACH)
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Bamboo

Late 19th Century Dunmore Pottery Victorian Green Glazed Ceramic Wall Plaque
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Dunmore Pottery Victorian Green Glazed Ceramic Wall Plaque. This plaque was produced by Dunmore Pottery located on the estate of the Earl of Dunmore in Stilingshire, Scotland and depicts woman and cherub...
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Continental Mythological Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus and Adonis
Located in Tarzana, CA
A 19th century continental mythological oil painting on canvas of Aphrodite and Adonis, after the 16th century painting by Titian (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) ...
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1850s British Renaissance Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Italian Pietra Dura Butterfly Mosaic
By Richard Blow
Located in Dallas, TX
A finely crafted antique Italian Pietra Dura mosaic in the style of Richard Blow featuring an intricately designed butterfly in a beautiful gilded frame.
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1950s Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

Painting by Peter Keil, C 1979, On Board, Wood Frame Black White, Modern Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin...
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1970s German Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic

Roman De Tirtoff, Erte’, Framed Silk Scarf Titled “Dream Voyage” 1982
By Erté
Located in Chicago, IL
Roman de Tirtoff, Also know as Erte’, frames silk scarf titled “Dream Voyage”. Gloss black lacquer frame with plexiglass glaze. Circa 1982 chinoiserie...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer

California Modern Mosaic Wall Sculpture by Max E. Neufeldt
By Max Neufeldt
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage mosaic wall sculpture designed by California artist Max E. Neufeldt in the United States. Rarely can you find such a unique work ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum

Fiber Wall Hanging by Margo Farrin O’Connor for Ted Morris Associates, 1970s
By Ted Morris, Margo Farrin O Connor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large scale fiber wall sculpture by Margo Farrin O’Connor for Ted Morris & Associates, crafted in the 1970s. Composed of tonal bands of wool and jute in ivory, sand, rust, and ochre,...
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1970s American Bohemian Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wool, Jute

Large Still Life Oil Painting of Roses by Weyl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage still life oil painting of multicolored roses in a vase. Signed by artist in lower left corner.
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20th Century Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Senneh Room Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 1920s Room size Persian Senneh Rug Details rug no. j2364 size 9' x 11' 3" (274 x 343 cm) Antique Senneh rugs are one of the most distinctive of all Persian rugs, even though the ...
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20th Century Persian American Colonial Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

Vienna Bronze Wall Hanging Devil Figure Match Holder
Located in Danville, CA
This is a rare whimsical Devil figure wall hanging match holder. The winged devil is holding a large vase in front of his chest. The vase can be used to store matches. His long stret...
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20th Century Austrian Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

18th C. Italian Architectural Carved, Faux-Marble Painted Gilt Wood Plaque
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and gilt wood wall plaque from the 18th century. This antique wall ornament from Italy is a nicely sized piece at roughly four ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Collection of Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Panels Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of two fragments of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. The panels were presented in...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Textile, Linen

Handsome American Military WWII Portrait by Mildred Perman, 1935
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome American Military WWII Portrait by Mildred Perman, 1935 Signed and dated on back 'Mildred Perman, October 18, 1935' Oil on Canvas 14”x 18”...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

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Wood, Paint

Mid-20th Century Mixed Metal Palm Tree Wall Sculpture by Casa Devall
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Striking mid-20th century wall sculpture by Casa Devall, featuring a cluster of stylized palm trees crafted in mixed metals. The textured gilt leaves catch the light with a warm glow...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Silver Pectoral Disc, Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century pectoral disc or breast plate, Tetum people, Timor Island, Indonesia These enigmatic hand hammered silver disks were worn as status symbols by presti...
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Silver

Fabergé Court Jeweler to the Tsars Hardcover Table Book
By Geza von Habsburg-Lothringen, Alexander von Solodkoff
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Faberge: Court Jeweler to the Tsars Book by Solodkoff, Rizzoli 1984. Fabergé: Court Jeweler to the Tsars Fabergé, Court Jeweler to the Tsars by G. von Habsburg-Lothringen and A. von Solodkoff. New York: Rizzoli, 1979. First English edition hardcover with slip case. 171 pp. A book on the history of Carl Fabergé and his work. For more than 35 years, Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) was purveyor of exquisite creations in jewels and precious metals to European royalty, most notably Russia and England, and to the wealthy of the world. He was a designer of unsurpassed ingenuity and delicacy. He turned out a profusion of jeweled flowers in rock-crystal pots, enameled cigarette cases, desk sets in multicolored gold, silver and platinum, gold sedan chairs and coronation coaches...
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20th Century American Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Rustic Water Buffalo Skull Taxidermy
Located in Queens, NY
African style taxidermy large water buffalo skull mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque (19/20th Cent.)
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Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Horn

Fernand Leger (1881-1955) Mid Century Modern Plate, Museum Seal
By (after) Fernand Léger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Fernand Leger (1881-1955 French) "Mother with Child” ceramic plate hand stenciled & stamped Chauvigny, France. ED. S.e.a.l, Musee F. Leger. Biot. Unique and in very good vintage co...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Enamel

Antique Persian Heriz Karaja Oriental Rug, Small Size, w/ Herati Design
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Heriz Karaja Oriental rug, in small size. An antique Persian Heriz Karaja oriental rug, size 6'0" x 4'8", ...
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1920s Persian Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

A 19th Century Applique Felt Work Picture of an Abundant Basket of Strawberries
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An amazing example of an applique felt work picture of strawberries in a shadowbox frame. Dating from the 19th century either American or English. One of the finer examples that I ...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Felt

Large Framed 20th Century Dutch School Winter Scene, John Haanstra, Oil on Board
Located in Morristown, NJ
John Haanstra (Dutch, b. 1940), signed and dated 1985 on lower right. A charming oil painting, showing a winter landscape. Skaters are enjoying seasonal fun on a frozen canal while others go about their daily activities. A typical Dutch windmill can be seen in the background. Typical Dutch style housing can be seen in the foreground. The sky seems to be laden with more snow, creating the sense of more winter fun...
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1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Framed Vintage Traditional Danish Needlepoint Textile Art
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Traditional “Danmark” needlepoint featuring elements of Danish heritage. The four layer strata depicts two Danish flags, agricultural and musical iconography. The last layer pays tribute to Danish geography. Beneath this rendering of clouds, mountains and grasses is what seems to be a word written in Danish. The needlepoint is beautifully presented in an ornate gold frame with a panel of acrylic protecting the art. A striking mid-century Danish textile tableau whose layered needlepoint composition evokes national pride and sweeping Scandinavian imagery. Executed in the 1970s in Denmark, this rare example of embroidered wall art presents four distinct layers of hand-stitched needlepoint: two subtle renditions of the Danish flag (“Danmark”), agricultural and musical iconography, and, in the deepest register, a poetic representation of Danish geography — soft mountains, gentle clouds, and rolling grass. The lower register bears a hand-inscribed Danish word (now subtly rendered into the layering), adding the aura of a once-personal commission. The piece is mounted under clear acrylic and beautifully set within a gilded decorative frame, enhancing its presence and ready for immediate display. Designed for the collector of fine textile art...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on canvas, orientalist scene, signed Louis Saphier. This lovely painting was executed around 1920. Louis Saphier was active and lived in both New Yor...
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1920s Grand Tour Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Frank Walcutt 37 Inch Square Mid-Century Modern Surreal Homestead Painting
By Robert Rauschenberg, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, Frank Walcutt
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Nestled between dream and memory, this compelling “Homestead” painting by Frank Walcutt invites a serene journey into surreal modernist landscape. Crafted in the 1970s, the work unfo...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800 s
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Exceptionally Fine Quality Antique Italian Micro-Mosaic Plaque Depicting "The Saint Peter Square" in Rome. The center medallion surrounded by a beautiful Laurel Wreath in multiple shades of Green Mosaic amidst a black Belgium Marble border. The interior rounded subject depicts Saint Peter Square which is found in Rome, Italy. The entire center panel is made up of a captivating array of tesserae in a variety of shapes and colors, which create this stunning mosaic construct. When inspected from up-close, small rectangular tesserae are found in an assortment of colors, which include: white, green, blue, red, black, brown, orange etc. When the subject is seen from afar, a fantastic image of the entire Saint Peter Square can be viewed as if a painting has been created. The oil on canvas of this scene, by was sold in Christie's Auction for over $2,000,000 USD. The plaque rests in a custom ebonized and gilt square frame. This can be used as a decorative object on the wall to serve as a painting, or, be converted to a table-top by mounting it on a table stand. Rome, Circa: 1850 Giovanni Paolo Panini (Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome), View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome. From Christie's Auction: Giovanni Paolo Panini arrived in Rome in 1711, painting capricci and architectural pieces in a vigorous if slightly eccentric style, and by 1719, when he was admitted to the Academy of St. Luke and the virtuosi al Pantheon, he was a rising star in the Roman art world. From around 1719-1726 he was much in demand for decorative frescoes, including quadratura, ornament and landscape and other genres, often in collaboration with figure or flower painters. During this period he worked for Cardinal Patrizi at Villa Patrizi, Cardinal Annibale Albani at Palazzo Albani (now del Drago) alle Quattro Fontane, Livio de Carolis at Palazzo de Carolis, Cardinal Alberoni at Palazzo Alberoni, Innocent XIII Conti in the Quirinal and in the library of S. Croce in Gerusalemme. In 1724 he married Caterina Gosset, the sister-in-law of Nicolas Vleughels, the director of the French Academy in Rome, to which he was admitted in 1732, and as a result he was much patronized by the French. During the 1720s he developed his figure style away from the awkwardness of his early works into one that concentrated on groups of stylishly-dressed aristocrats and skillfully modelled bystanders, sibyls and pseudo-antique figures. These he noted down in drawings (such as a sketchbook in the British Museum) that he drew upon to populate his paintings. He also began to receive commissions to design and record temporary festivals, often for French ambassadors to Rome. By the beginning of the 1730s Panini was developing a distinctive subgenre of the capriccio in which recognizable monuments are placed in imaginary topographical relationships, which were well-received in the classicizing era of Clement XII Corsini. In 1732 he was one of the panel of judges for the competition instituted by Clement for the Lateran façade, and in the following year painted an impressive View of Piazza del Quirinale for the pope. At about this time he was developing his best-known topographical subjects, interior views of St Peter's and the Pantheon, which were much in demand, to judge by the number of extant versions extending into the 1750s. By about 1734 he was beginning to attract the attention of English patrons, who ordered sets of Roman views, such as those at Marble Hill House (1738) and Castle Howard. In 1736, through Filippo Juvarra, he received important commissions from Philip V of Spain for scenes of the life of Christ in the Chinoiserie room at La Granja in Spain (1736). From as early as the 1720s he had been producing some vedute (view-paintings), initially based on prototypes by Gaspar van Wittel, and he developed the genre in subsequent decades in works that would include impressive panoramic views of the Forum or Palatine, although his staple genre was the capriccio rather than the veduta. He also expanded his repertory of church interiors, adding such churches as S. Paolo fuori le Mura and S. Agnese in Piazza Navona, as well as church interiors recording special events. His son by his first marriage, Giuseppe (1718-1805), began to support him in architectural and festival design projects. By the 1740s Panini was at the peak of his powers, and evidently had a considerable workshop helping him meet demand, especially of capricci to be used as overdoors and other decorative installations. Giovanni Paolo was successful in elevating himself socially above the usual artisanal status of genre painters, and would sometimes include a self-portrait in paintings commissioned by the great and powerful. He also appears to have been successful financially, and owned a substantial palazzo in via Monserrato. He increasingly concentrated on important commissions, such as a view of the Lottery in Piazza Montecitorio (London, National Gallery, 1743-1744), the designs for the festival decorations for the birth of the Dauphin in Palazzo Farnese (Waddesdon Manor, 1751), or the view of an imaginary picture gallery housing the collection of Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga (Wadsworth Atheneum, 1749). In the mid-1750s he received an important series of commissions from the Duc de Choiseul, French ambassador to Rome and soon to become one of the most powerful men in France, that included his best-known compositions, Ancient Rome (Roma Antica) and Modern Rome (Roma Moderna). These large paintings, of which there are three sets (in Boston and Stuttgart, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Louvre) represent imaginary picture galleries based on the Valenti Gonzaga composition but hung with what purport to be Panini's own vedute of ancient and modern sites respectively (with corresponding pieces of sculpture). These paintings sum up the eighteenth-century canon of the greatest works of architecture and sculpture, and the equivalence between modern and ancient Rome. By this time Panini was being assisted by his son by his second marriage, Francesco (1748-1800), who was a skilled draughtsman and painter who continued his father's work after his death in 1765. The Farnborough Hall paintings The Piazza S. Pietro and the Campidoglio are important vedute by Panini painted in 1750 and originally installed, with other works by Panini and Canaletto, in the seat of the Holbech family, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire (National Trust). Farnborough Hall had been inherited in 1717 by William Holbech (circa 1699-1771), who is documented on the Grand Tour in Florence, Rome and Venice from late 1732 until his return home at the end of April 1734 with his brother Hugh. Holbech is said to have gone on the Grand Tour to recover from a broken heart and to have spent a considerable time there prior to these documented appearances. During his time in Rome he acquired two Paninis, which were seen by an anonymous antiquary around 1746, who referred to various sculptures "all brought from Rome with two pictures, one of the Rotunda, and the other of diverse buildings by Panino" (British Library, Add. MS 6230, pp. 31-32). The Rotunda (the Pantheon) is a painting now in a private collection in New York, and is signed and dated 1734. The Diverse Buildings, which was probably one of Panini's capricci, has not been identified. On his Grand Tour Holbech seems also to have acquired two Canalettos, although they are not mentioned by the antiquary, who may only have had eyes for things Roman. In about 1746-1747, Holbech remodelled the house by creating a Saloon, now the dining room, at the back of the house. This room, the entrance hall, the staircase, library and closet were stuccoed by William Perritt of York, and a bill for this work dated 14 November 1750 survives (or survived until recently; G. Beard, Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain, London, 1975, p. 233). The two Canalettos acquired on the Grand Tour were installed in the Saloon, together with two new works commissioned from Canaletto, who was then in England and working nearby at Warwick Castle in 1748. The two Paninis acquired on the Grand Tour may have been installed in the Library, as Alastair Laing assumes (op. cit.), while three new works commissioned from Panini in Rome were placed in the Hall and Saloon: the Piazza S. Pietro for the overmantel in the Hall (fig. 1), the Campidoglio as the overmantel in the Saloon (fig. 2), and an Interior of St Peter's (now in Detroit) (fig. 3) on the adjacent wall facing the windows. Two of the Canalettos flanked the Campidoglio, while the others were on the opposite wall. The Interior of St Peter's was therefore effectively the fifth member of the Canaletto set, distinct from the two overmantels. Holbech's installation of his Canalettos and Paninis in fixed stucco frames was unusual for England in 1750, and had probably been inspired by what he had seen on his Grand Tour in Northern Italy, where fixed stucco installations of canvases were common in the 1720s and 1730s (Cornforth, II, p. 51). The Campidoglio and the Interior of St Peter's are both signed and dated 1750, a date that corresponds to the payments for the stucco. The commission for the new Paninis would have been made through an agent, possibly the Roman dealer in antiquities Belisario Amidei from whom some of the antique busts in the Hall were acquired in 1745, who was also a picture dealer; or perhaps the painter Pietro Berton, who on 7 December 1750 shipped a Panini to England. The paintings were sold to Savile Gallery in 1929 and replaced by copies by one Mohammed Ayoub. The four Canalettos were exhibited at Savile Gallery in 1930 and entered the London art trade, finding their way at various times to Augsburg, Melbourne, Ottawa and a private collection. The Paninis seem to have been resold immediately to Knoedler & Co. in New York. When the stucco was removed from the library by Holbech's great-grandson, another William Holbech, shortly after his succession in 1812, the Interior of the Pantheon and the Diverse Buildings may have been taken down. Although there is no record of either painting being at Farnborough subsequently, the Interior of the Pantheon at least must have remained there, since it appeared at Knoedler's in 1930 at about the same time as the other Paninis, and was presumably acquired at the same time from the same source. The Campidoglio was a rare subject for Panini: this is the only known extant version, apart from fictive versions in the Metropolitan Museum (1757) (figs. 4) and Louvre (1759) versions of his Roma Moderna composition (but not in the first Boston version of 1757). Probably Holbech insisted on the choice of subject in order to represent the centre of Rome's civic administration to complement the religious one of St Peter's. The Campidoglio may have been of interest to English patrons because it represented the seat of a form of government they were more comfortable with than the papacy. For example, Canaletto painted the subject, together with English subjects, for Thomas Hollis, 'the most bigoted of all Republicans' in 1755, who may have wanted to 'represent London as the heir to the legacy of Ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy' (see Michael Liversidge and Jane Farrington, eds., Canaletto and England, exhibition catalogue, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, London, 1993, p. 25). Canaletto also painted the subject for Sir Richard Neave, Ist Baronet (1731-1814) of Dagnam Park, Essex, at the end of his English stay or shortly afterwards (i.e. 1755-1766) (sold, Sotheby's, London, 10 July 2002, lot 8). Like Holbech, Neave mixed Venetian and Roman subjects, but his Roman subjects steer clear of St Peter's: the others were the Piazza del Quirinale and Piazza Navona. While Holbech had gone to both Venice and Rome and commissioned views of both cities, Rome sets the keynote for his decoration: antique busts line the Hall, and its religious and civic centres are the overmantels in the Hall and Saloon respectively. The Piazza S. Pietro The Piazza S. Pietro shows the piazza much as it appears today, apart from the absence of Valadier's late eighteenth-century clocks on the towers. Bernini's colonnade (1656-1667), both ends of which are visible, reaches out its arms to embrace the viewer. In the center of the piazza is the obelisk moved by Sixtus V in 1586 from the left side of the church where it had formed part of the Circus of Nero. On either side are two fountains, the one on the right by Carlo Maderno (1613) and the one on the left created to match it by Carlo Fontana in 1677. Beyond is the rectangular forecourt to the church, the piazza retta, leading to the façade by Maderno, completed in 1610, and the dome by Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta and Domenico Fontana. To the right of the façade the roof of the Sistine Chapel is just visible, followed by the Cortile di S. Damaso, the palace of the Swiss Guards and the palace of Paul V. A Cardinal is being driven in a carriage across the piazza at the right in the direction of the Borgo Nuovo and Ponte S. Angelo with his blue-liveried retinue and subsidiary carriages. Unlike the later versions of the subject that depict the Duke de Choiseul, there seems to be no intent to portray any particular cardinal: the procession of a cardinal here is presented simply as characteristic activity within the piazza. Various groups of figures, including well-dressed women in brightly colored dresses, Swiss Guards, priests, gentlemen, idlers and a pilgrim are distributed around the piazza. In the foreground an imaginary heap of fallen masonry provides visual interest in an otherwise dead space. Panini painted the Piazza S. Pietro on a number of occasions, and his works falls into two types, one with the viewpoint shifted slightly to left of the axis, as in the Farnborough Hall version, and one with it shifted slightly to the right. The first type is based on a composition by Gaspar van Wittel, of which there are numerous versions from 1684 until 1721 (Fig. 9 van Wittel). The work by Panini that seems closest to Van Wittel and therefore probably the earliest is the version in the Circolo della Caccia, Rome, which has been dated to the second half of the 1730s, but is probably a decade or so earlier. Another, on the London art market in 2002-2009, and a version with workshop participation at Sotheby's, Milan (20 November 2007, lot 137) and currently on the art market in Rome, are closer to an important painting in Toledo (Arisi no. 308) that is signed and dated 1741 (fig. 6). Van Wittel employed a wide format (about 2:1), showed both of the end faces of the colonnade almost to their full extent, and introduced the theme of a heap of masonry to enliven the foreground. His choice of perspective implies a viewpoint located in the small piazza between the Borgo Nuovo and Borgo Vecchio, now the Piazza Pio XII at the top of the Via della Conciliazione. From this viewpoint a building at the left tended to interfere with the view of the end of the left arm, as can be seen from the Nolli map...
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1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Italian Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Ross, CA
Gilt wood sunburst mirror made in Italy during the middle of the 20th century. Layers of rays protrude out from the round mirrored center in strait and squiggly lines.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood

Erté "La Merveilleuse" Sevenarts Porcelain Collector Plate Romain de Tirtoff
By Franklin MInt, Sevenarts Ltd., Erté
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
House of Erté Romain de Tirtoff "La Merveilleuse" Sevenarts Porcelain Collector Plate. The La Merveilleuse Plate is an original decorative limited edition porcelain plate realized in...
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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Continental US - Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Hand-Carved Painted Wooden Tribal Mask
Located in Miami, FL
A hand-carved, hand-painted wooden tribal mask. Hand-carved and painted this decorative mask that would look great in a western or country themed ...
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20th Century American Tribal Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Antique Framed Chinese Silk and Bird Paintings
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and very decorative Chinese export paintings. Very good condition in natural bamboo frames. The subject of these paintings are referred to as "Flower-Bird", one of the ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Bamboo

French Empire Yellow Tole Lavabo
Located in Essex, MA
With a removable cover with gallery and finial, tapered body with spigot lacking handle, all above the rectangular basin.
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1820s French Empire Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

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Tin

Pair of Large Painted French Pastoral Canvas Panels
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Decorative pair of French Pastoral painted panels on wood stretchers.
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20th Century French Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Jarl Algot Törneman Sweden mid century enamel panel bird motif NK David Rosén
By Algot P. Torneman
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Jarl Algot Gustav Törneman (1909-1993) as the son of modern artist Axel Törneman. He studied and practice law before becoming an artist. Algot or P. produced enamel table top desig...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

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Metal

Clyde Burt Ceramic Wall Art
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt abstract ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with wooden frame. Signed to front: [C. BURT]. American, circa 1965.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

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Wood, Ceramic

Mid-18th Century Indian Court Painting of Krishna and Radha, Gouache with Gold
Located in Middleburg, VA
A superbly detailed mid-18th-century Indian miniature court painting, executed in gouache heightened with gold on handmade paper. Originating from Rajasthan circa 1760, this exquisite artwork captures a serene palace scene featuring the Hindu deity Krishna with Radha and accompanying Gopis in a lush, architectural setting. The composition is rich in symbolism, narrative depth, and emotional subtlety, hallmarks of classical Rajput painting. The figures are adorned with traditional garments, rendered in delicate pastel tones with intricate patterns and gilt accents. The architectural elements, marble pavilions, domes, carved screens, and floral gardens, are meticulously executed, offering a vivid impression of royal leisure and divine romance. Set against a tree-lined courtyard with peacocks and floral motifs, the visual rhythm is both vibrant and harmonious. The painting is professionally mounted in a deep tan linen mat and presented in an elegant gold-gilt frame with black detailing, complementing the composition's refined warmth and historic gravitas. A rare and captivating example of classical Indian court painting...
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Mid-18th Century Indian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Three Chinese Silk Embroidery Tapestry Art Tropical Landscape in Rattan Frames
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 3 Mid-century era Chinese Silk Embroidery Tapestry Art of Tropical Landscape in Rattan Frames. Each piece depicts a different tropical ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

The Virgin Mary Handing an Apple to Jesus as a Child, 19th Century, Carved-Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Italian carved-wood in high relief composed of various types of woods set into a marquetry panel with flat inlaid scrolling fruit tree foliage. The piece is compri...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Walnut, Burl

French Framed Oil on Canvas Still-Life Painting Signed Morin, Depicting Fruits
By M. Morin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas still-life painting from the 19th century depicting fruits, signed Morin. Created in France during the 19th century, this oil on canvas painting features mouth-watering cherries and prunes displayed in wicker baskets and flanked with a copper strainer...
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19th Century French Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings Set of 2
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 2 Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings. One depicts a male in the process of undressing while the other shows a fully nude male. Both are signed but...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Pair of Victorian Wooden Hearse or Funeral Carriage Doors with Glass Transoms
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Victorian wooden doors from a horse-drawn hearse or funeral carriage with rectangle glass transoms at the top of each, featuring relief drapery carvings on each in old...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Plaque by Harris and Ros Barron Boston Artists
By Harris Barron
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-century ceramic plaque, hand made by Boston Massachusetts artists Harris and Ros Barron, American, circa 1950s. This is a unique work and is e...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Isaac Maimon Large Color Serigraph "West Bank Cafe"
Located in Miami, FL
Step Back in Time with a Large Color Serigraph by Isaac Maimon. Titled "West Bank Cafe". This captivating French Art Deco style color serigraph transports you to a glamorous Paris...
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Late 20th Century Israeli Art Deco Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Set of Three Framed Art Tiles
By Harris Strong
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of very nice Mid-Century Modern art tiles wall decorations framed in walnut frames.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Fruit Still Life on Canvas Signed Handelman
Located in Redding, CT
Fruit still life on canvas signed Handelman . Nice composition of fruit on a bowl, a plant and a glass. Simple realistic painting which would look great in a kitchen or dining room. ...
Category

1980s Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible Asian artwork consisting of 4 rectangular vertical panels having meticulous mother of pearl relief against a fabulous red painted background. ...
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1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Custom Wool Felted Stocking
By JG Switzer
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Adorned with Wensleydale wool on West Sonoma County, climate beneficial wool from Fibershed, this custom stocking is made to order in our workshop in The Barlow, Sonoma County, Calif...
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2010s American Organic Modern Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

18th Century Italian Plaque "Secundum Joannedi"
Located in Pomona, CA
18th-Century wall plaque "Secundum Joannebi".
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1740s Italian Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Francesco Peluso (Italian, 1836-1916) An Oil on Canvas "The Village Celebration"
By Francesco Peluso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francesco Peluso (Italian, 1836-1916) a fine Italian 19th-20th century oil on canvas "The Village Celebration" depicting a young couple of villagers dressed for Spring festivities and walking through a dirt road while playing musical instruments. The girl playing a tambourine and the boy a wooden noise maker...
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Late 19th Century Italian Country Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Framed English Porcelain Plaque, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
Framed English porcelain plaque, circa 1850. Signed artist Edwin Steele (son of Thomas) who lived 1804-1871.
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1850s English Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Large Late 20th Century Maitland-Smith Framed Wall Painting
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Large late 20th century Maitland-Smith framed wall painting. circa 1990s Features a Primitive art style hand painted image of a Tigre with a tro...
Category

1990s Philippine Rustic Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Indian Agra Rug, Room Size, Allover Design and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique Indian Agra Oriental rug, size 11'9" H x 9'0" W. An antique Indian Agra Oriental Rug, size 11'9" H x 9'0" W, in Room size, circa 1910. This fine floral wool rug features a f...
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1910s Indian Vintage Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Copper Engraving of an Officer of Pikeman by Francis Grose
By Francis Grose
Located in New York, NY
Francis Grose entered the army early in life and served in the cavalry, infantry, and militia.He had a profound knowledge of antiquities and spent the greater part of his life collec...
Category

19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

French Majolica Bird Flower Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird & flower plate, Circa 1890.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Continental US - Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

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