Northern Plains Native American spirit pipe with a Catlinite (pipestone) bowl carved with a full figural effigy of a walking bear, together with a wooden stem decorated with geometric black painted markings. Circa 1890. Overall length: 23.5 inches. Pipe bowl dimensions: 7 inches length x 3 inches height x 1.25 inches depth. Excellent condition. The interior of the pipe's bowl exhibits traces of burning and use...
New England Federal bow-front chest with strongly figured tiger maple drawer fronts. Circa 1810-1820. Probably Massachusetts origin. Dimensions: 41.25 inches wide (40 inch case) x 21 inches deep x 35.25 inches high. This Hepplewhite maple chest has four graduated drawers veneered in tiger maple, and retaining the original stamped brass oval pulls with eagle motifs. The case stands on high French feet with an unusual carved embellishment near the base...
Hawes the Butler, life-size hydrocal cement sculpture, by Jack Dowd (American, 1938 - present). Dated Nov. 1988. Edition 102 of 123. Size: 66.5 inches H x 13.5 inches W x 11.5 inches D. Signed, dated and titled on base plinth. Jack Dowd is a Sarasota, Florida based sculptor who is known for his life-size figural representations of personalities and satirical characters, carved from wood or cast in resin or cement...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Rushing Stream. Oil on masonite. Mid 20th century. Size: 18 inches x 24 inches. Estate stamp signature in lower right and marked on reverse with estate stamp and estate inventory #315. Excellent condition and recently professionally cleaned. Offered in an antique 19th century gilt frame. In this painting, Thomas Curtin shows a stream rushing through a pastoral landscape in summer, with green pastures and farms scattered amongst the hills...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) "Mt. Mansfield View", oil on canvas board, circa 1965, 12 inches x 16 inches. Estate stamped lower left and on reverse, together with estate inventory #127. In this panoramic landscape painting, Thomas Curtin has rendered a view of Mount Mansfield in the distance, silhouetted against a sky filled with cumulus clouds highlighted in pink by a setting sun. A shady brook meanders its way through a valley, drawing the observer's eye to the mountain beyond...
Pair of patinated bronze argand lamps by John B. Jones of Boston, MA. Each lamp has a floral finial and an urn-form fluid reservoir. Circa 1830-40s. These lamps have been electrified but have not been drilled. One of the wheel-cut glass shades has a minor chip and line at the top rim. Dimensions: 19 inches ht. x 11 inches length x 5 inches depth. Excellent condition. With label of John B. Jones.
Paul Augustin Aizpiri (French, born 1919 -) original watercolor painting of the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. Watercolor and gouache on paper (affixed to cardboard). Circa 1950s-60s. Painting size: 17.5 inches x 27 inches. An attractive portrayal of the Grand Canal, Venice, with gondolas and the church of Santa Maria della Salute visible on the right. It is signed in the lower right and offered in the original frame, which bears the label of Galerie Paul Petrides, Paris...
An early Georg Jensen, Denmark three-piece sterling silver coffee set. Pattern designed by Georg Jensen in 1906. The coffee pot and hot milk jug are each stamped with the pattern number '1A,' whereas the sugar bowl is stamped '1'. Early Jensen marks, see photos for details. Hand hammered surfaces and carved ebony handles and finial with beaded trim. Excellent original condition. Size of pot: 6 inches ht. x 7 inches across handle x 4.5 inches across spout.
"Twilight November" impressionist landscape painting by Charles E. Buckler (American, 1869-1953), oil on canvas, 22 inches x 28 inches. Signed lower left and titled and dated on reverse "Twilight November, WPA 1937"...
George III wine jug of classical urn form, decorated with bands of bright-cut foliate engraving. London, 1791, by John Robins. The jug is further adorned with an urn finial, bent wood handle, and with an engraved shield-shaped cartouche with family monogram. Size: 12 1/8" ht. x 6" length x 4 3/4" diameter. Excellent antique condition.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940
item #1095027
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Theodore 'Ted' Kautzky (Hungarian/American, 1896-1953) original watercolor painting titled 'Toward Mount Washington, New Hampshire.' Painting size: 22 inches x 30 inches. Framed size measures: 30 inches x 38 1/4 inches. Circa 1930s. Excellent condition. This early work depicts Mount Washington as it is seen when enveloped by clouds on a day in early winter. Kautzky had a preference for atmospheric vistas, with reflecting water and stark silhouetted trees.
Ted Kautzky was an architect, wa...
Dennis Sheehan (American, born 1950) - Sunset on a Misty Pond. Oil on linen. Size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Unsigned, but purchased directly from the artist. Offered in a modern gilt wood plein air frame. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of landscapes whose work is inspired by George Inness and other 19th century tonalists. His paintings are in many public and private collections, including the White House. He is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists and maintains a workshop in Manches...
Dennis Sheehan (American, 1950 - present) - Full Moon Setting Over A Marsh. Oil on linen. Size: 14 inches x 20 inches. Signed 'Sheehan' in lower left. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary gilt plein air frame. This small, but dramatic, tonalist painting is typical of Sheehan's style and subject, capturing the orb of a full moon as it sets over a marshy pasture. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of landscapes whose work is inspired by George Inness and other 19th century...
Dennis Sheehan (American, born 1950) - 'Fall Trees' oil on linen, 13 inches x 19 inches. Late 20th century. Signed in lower left and titled on the stretcher. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of landscapes whose work is inspired by George Inness and other 19th century tonalists. His paintings are in many public and private collections, including the White House. He is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists and maintains a workshop in Manchester, NH. This dramatic tonalist painting i...
A Northern Plains native American pipe with a carved Catlinite bowl and original twisted reed stem. Circa 1870-80. Overall length: 30". The twisted stem has brass tack decoration at the bowl end and attaches to an elbow shaped red Catlinite pipe bowl. Excellent condition, except for a hole in the twisted reed stem.
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - A Country Road in Autumn. Oil on canvas board. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Unsigned on the front, but signed on the reverse. Circa 1960's. Excellent condition. A dramatic example of Thomas Curtin's landscape painting - a country road in northern Vermont, as seen at the height of fall foliage, with a farm house and smoking chimney just visible in the distance. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Aca...
Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000) landscape painting of a harbor at low tide. Oil on board, 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a modern frame. Bernard Corey was born in Grafton, MA and became a teacher of art and a plein air landscape painter in oils and watercolor, who is best known for his many renderings of the New England countryside. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the North Shore Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, American Wa...
Churchill Ettinger (American, 1903-1984) Vermont winter landscape with a skier, titled Blue Ribbon. Oil on artist board. Size: 9 inches x 12 inches. Circa 1950s. Signed by the artist on the reverse and titled, together with the artist's Weston, VT address. We believe that 'Blue Ribbon' refers to a ski trail by that name on Bromley Mountain. Condition is excellent. Churchill Ettinger was a noted sportsman, printmaker and painter. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Stu...