The Fallen Basket
Oil-on Canvas, Signed
Painting: 36" x 26"
Frame: 50"x 39.5"
Wesley Elbridge Webber Marine, landscape and historical painter, Wesley Elbridge Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine, in 1841. Considered self-taught, Webber began his career after a move to Boston, Massachusetts, where he apprenticed himself to J. C. Roberts, a successful sign and carriage painter from 1858 to 1861. He then opened and main...
by Lord Charles Whitworth
,Printed at Horace Walpole's Strawberry-Hill Press in 1758, small 8vo, first Edition, Errata Leaf at rear, Full polished calf, boards re-attached, repair to top 1/2" of spine, edges rubbed, otherwise v.g. A very nice copy of an early Strawberry-Hill book
Height of vase: 13.5”
Height 14.25"
Base 4.5" x 4.5"
(once mounted as
a whale oil-lamp,
then electrified)
8.5" x 4.5" x 5.75" tall
Height: 16" to top of shade
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse
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Painting size: 18” x 24”
Frame size: 23” x 29”
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Born in...
(British School, 19th Century)
Oil on canvas, Unsigned
Painting size: 30” x 20”
Frame size: 36.25” x 26.5”
This sweet genre painting of a shepherdess with her flock reflects the theme of the child-of-nature, a sensibility embraced by Victorians during the 19th century. The figure’s youth and comely face convey innocence, while her steadfast pose next to the goldenrod suggests that she is at ease in her environment.
Reuben LeGrande Johnston (American, 1850-1918)
Oil on Cradeled Panel, signed.
(repaired cracks to panel)
Painting:16" x 20"
Frame: 23" x 27"
Painter and teacher born in Alexandria, VA in 1850. He studied briefly with Dr. A.J. Volck in Baltimore, but was primarily self-taught in art, developing his skills while traveling and working in England, France, Spain, Tangiers and Morocco. He was a resident of New York City when he exhibited at the N...
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, the 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 one reads "The Absent Not Forgotten."
Source:
Susan Benjamin. En...
4.35" x 2.8" x 1.5" tall
Length: 33”
Depth: 9”
Height: 9.25”
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Provenance: Eveleth/ Summerford Estate, Washington, D.C.
Height: 8.75”
See: Collectors Guide to Yellow Ware, Book III by Lisa McAllister, page 103 for another example of this pitcher.
Hilltop
Oil on board, signed ll
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Painting: 10" x 14"
Frame: 17" x 20.75"
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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art with Messer and Brooke , and also with W...
Caught Napping
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1867”
Painting size: 15.5” x 26.5”
Frame size: 22.5” x 33”
A student of Scots artist, Scott Lauder, John Burr studied at the Trustee’s Academy in Edinburgh. He moved to London in 1861 with his brother and fellow painter, Alexander Burr. Upon his arrival Burr began exhibiting at the Royal Academy. He continued to exhibit there until 1882. In addition, he exhibite...
Height: 14”
Breton Woman in a Garden
Oil on masonite, signed.
Painting size: 24” x 30”
Frame size: 31” x 37”(minor losses to frame)
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Purdy received his education from The University of Connecticut and Boston University. He has held memberships in the American Federation of Artists, Allied Artists of America and Silvermine Guild Arti...