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Henry Maidment (British, fl. 1889-1914)

Farm by a Pond

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting: 24" x 30"
Frame: 30" x 42"

Maidment was a painter in oil of rural scenes and landscapes. He also used the pseudonyms of "R. Fenson" and “A. Wynn”. Dated examples of his work have been seen spanning from 1898 until 1914. The high quality of the painting and decorative subject matter have fueled an ever growing demand for Maidment’s work.

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Attributed to Pieter van Bloemen (Flemish, 1657-1720)

Military Encampment

Oil-on-canvas.

Painting size: 23” x 32”

Frame size: 31” x 40”

Born in Antwerp, van Bloemen was the brother of Jan-Frans and Norbert van Bloemen. His master was the battle painter, Simon van Douw. In 1673 van Bloemen was a master in Antwerp, but he did not stay there long. He is believed to have spent 20 years in Rome and it is known that he was working there in 1688. In 1694 he...

Anna C. Freeland (American 1837-1911 )

Grapes on the Vine

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left and dated May, 1889

Painting: 24” x 18”
Frame: 30” x 24”

Freeland, best known as a painter of portraits , still lifes and historical figures, created much of her work at a studio in Jackson, New Hampshire. For many years she ran the summer Boston Art School.

Freeland was a founder of the Worcester Art Students Club, of Worcester, Massachusetts, whi...

John Rattenbury Skeaping (British, 1901-1980)

Bunched Up

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right.

Painting Size: 22.25” x 30.25”
Unframed

John Rattenbury Skeaping, RA was an animal and equestrian painter and a sculptor, specializing particularly in racing scenes, portraits and sculptures of horses. Born in South Woodford, Essex, Skeaping was the son of painter Kenneth Skeaping. Educated by his parents, he started to draw horses at the age of three and...

Most likely French, 19th century. The image of an Englishman hunting with a hound was a common image on enamel boxes, especially snuff boxes of the eighteenth century. However, this box clearly dates to the late nineteenth century. The lug and ribbed banding on the metal hinge, as well as the completely hand painted nature of the lid identify this box as a nineteenth century creation.

Very good condition. Small scratch to lid.

Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"November Afternoon, Soldiers Home, D.C."

Oil on board, signed lower right and titled and dated "1957"on the reverse

Painting: 18" x 14"
Frame: 25.5" x 21.5"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washing...

Antique English Umbrella or Cane Stand made from an oval brass bound barrel with oak staves. Now fitted with a divided top and interior tin drip tray. 18th/19th Century.

16" x 13" x 24.5" tall

Fine Folk Art Model of a Church, carved and painted wood. American, Late 1800s (possibly a birdhouse) Minor losses.

$1450. 17.25" x 13" x 31"high

English, Bilston, 18th century, patch box. These memento boxes were popular at the end of the eighteenth century and frequently given as tokens of friendship and love. Usually oval in shape, but also circular and rectangular, their decoration reflected the popular styles of the day. For example, by the 1790s Neoclassical style swags, doves, hearts, and borders were the most commonly used decoration of the day.

Allover cracking. Small losses to the lid, one side and the bottom.

Susan B...

5218-21: English, Bilston, late 18th century, patch box these memento boxes were popular at the end of the eighteenth century and frequently given as tokens of friendship and love. Usually oval in shape, but also circular and rectangular, there decoration reflected the popular styles of the day. For example, by the 1790s Neoclassical style swags, doves, hearts, and borders were the most commonly used decoration of the day. This box reads "Unity is the bond of society."

Three 18th-century English Landscapes

Oils on paper, unsigned.

Painting size: 3” x 4.5” (Approximately)
Frame size: 7” x 8.5” (Approximately)

Max Weyl (American, 1837-1914)

Springtime in Rock Creek NE

Oil-on-canvas, signedand dated 1902 lower right and titled and signed on the reverse

Ptg.: 18.5" x 24"
Frame: 24" x 30"

Max Weyl was born Dec. 1, 1837, in Germany and immigrated with his family to Williamsport, PA in 1853. At this time and after his arrival in Washington, DC in 1861, Weyl earned his living as an itinerant watch repairman. At the relatively young age of 24, he had saved enough mon...

John Hitchens (English b. 1940)

Hills and Coming Rain

Oil on board, signed and dated "1964" lower left and signed, titled and located on the reverse "Greenleaves Petworth, Sussex".

Painting: 14” x 30”
Frame: 17 ¼” x 33 ¼’

John Hitchens was born in 1940 in Hove, Sussex. He studied at Bedales School, Petersfield and Bath Academy of Art,Corsham. His work initially focused primarily on the patterns of landscapes, but in rec...

Ethel M. Stilson (American)

Hayfield in Summer

Oil on canvas, signed and dated: ‘1905’.

Stilson was an Ohio artist and member of the National Association of Women Artists and the Cleveland Woman’s Art Club. She is listed in Falk, Who Was Who in American Art.

Painting size: 15”x19”
Frame: 23.5”x27.5”

Theodore Hermann William Koppen (German, 1828-1903)

California Condors, Morro Bay

Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1893”.

Painting size: 21.5” x 29.5”
Frame size: 30.25” x 38.75”

Koppen was born in Brake, Germany and died in Nymphenbourg. He was known for his paintings of marine and historical scenes, as well as portraits.

He is listed in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs by Bénézit.

Léon Pilet (French 1840-1916 )

Pandora

Gilt Bronze, signed

Pilet was known for his beautifully detailed sculptures in bronze of allegorical, historical and classical figures, as well as busts of his contemporaries. He studied with A. Toussaint in Paris and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1861-1914 where he garnered numerous awards. Pilet was also a noted sculptor of medallions.

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Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Quail"

Oil on canvas board, signed lower right and titled on the reverse

Painting: 8" x 10"
Frame: 15.5" x17.5 "

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Corcoran School of A...

Antique Continental Demilune carved and gilt wood wall bracket. Late 19th century.

Height: 11”
Width:12”