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Alexandria, VA had a thriving salt-glazed stoneware industry throughout most of the 19th Century. Many pieces are marked with the makers name and "ALEXa" or "DC/ALEXa". Some common makers were John Swann, B.C. Milburne, H.C. Smith and E.J.Miller (a retailer). We are always interested in purchasing examples of Alexandria stoneware. If you have something you would like to sell, please send us a photo including the makers mark, size, condition and the price (we do not make offers).

James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)

Kitchen Still Life

Oil on canvas, signed, titled on reverse.

Painting size: 16” x 20”
Frame size: 21” x 25”

** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box.

** For other artwork by artists from Maryland, Virginia or Washington DC, type “local” into the search box.

Born in Newtonville, Massachusetts, O’Brie...

House on a Canal

Signed: “ Romer”

Pastel on grey paper, signed.

Sheet size: 13” x 18.25”
Mat size: 20” x 24”
Unframed

She is listed in Who Was Who in American Art by Falk.

Art Nouveau Vase by the Amphora Pottery, Turn Teplitz, Austria, decorated with moulded leaves with gilt stems, stamped base. Circa 1905-10, attributed to Paul Daschel.

Height 6.5"

Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976)

A Pre-publication print from the portfolio “Formulation:Articulation.” Co-published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, and Ives-Sillman Inc., New Haven, 1972.

Silkscreen in colors mounted on board. Unsigned.(slight creasing to paper)

Sheet Size: 15” x 20”
Image Size: 12.5” x 13.5”

The following is from biographybase.com:

Josef Albers (1888 - 1976), was a German artist and educator whose work, both in Europe a...

Yihang Pan (Chinese-American, 1957 - )

Rainy Day

Watercolor on paper

Sight Size: 14.5” x 20.5”

Frame Size:23.25 ” x 28.5”

Yihang Pan was born in Hangzhou and studied at the exclusive Zhejiang Academy of fine Arts. His talents were quickly well recognized in china and in1983 he was appointed an instructor of oil painting and fine arts in Hunan Normal University where he taught until he came to the United States in 1986.

Hoping to ...

Original patent model for a fruit drier by David Lippy, painted wood and tin, retaining the original patent office tag dated July 4th, 1865, Patent No. 48,570.

Length: 10”
Depth: 9.5”
Height: 11.5”

Wonderful faux grained and stencilled American “fancy chair” with stencils of an eagle and basket of fruit, faux grained seat and yellow highlights. Circa 1840.

Height: 33”
Width: 17.5”
Depth: 15.75”

For more about this movement, see "American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840" by Sumpter Priddy

Antique American traveling box constructed with strips of alternating light and dark woods; with sliding lid opening to a fitted interior. Ca. 1840.

Length: 8” Depth: 4.5” Height: 2.35”

Brass Compound Microscope by Camille Sebastien Nachet (1799 - 1881)*, with U-shaped base, single tube rack focus, rectangular stage, planar mirror, and mahogany carrying case. In 1851 Nachet was awarded a gold medal at the Great Exhibition for the quality of the workmanship of his instruments.

* Nachet moved his business to 17, rue St. Severin, Paris in 1862 (see enlargement #5).

approximate height of instrument: 14.5 in.

John Ward (English, early 19th century)

Squally Day

Oil-on-panel; signed lower left

See Brook-Hart, British 19th Century Marine Painting (Appendix) for a detailed discussion of this artist.

Frame size: 18.5" x 21"

The Departure

by S. Bingham (American, late 19/early 20th C.)

Watercolor on paper, signed.

Sight size: 20” x 13”
Frame size: 27.5” x 21”

Clark Marshall (American, 1862-1944)

Summer Landscape

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting size: 14.5” x 22.5”
Frame size: 19” x 27”

A native of Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Marshall became a highly regarded landscapist, painting mainly in the impressionist manner. Solo exhibitions of his work were held at the Peabody Institute and at The Baltimore Museum of Art. A student at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, he later ex...

Fine small English Regency lacquered papier-mâché tray with gilt ground and chinoiserie decoration. Circa 1815-30, on later custom made stand (minor losses to decoration).

Height: 17 1/2”
Length: 19”
Width: 23 3/4”

Set of Four Hammered and Silvered Bronze Arts and Crafts Candlesticks, Early 20th Century, Unmarked. 13" high.

Original Patent Model for a Warming Device by G.W. Smith, retaining the original Patent Tag dated August 31st, 1858 and including a Certificate of Authenticity.

Height: 12”
Length: 12”
Depth: 10”

American School, early 20th century

Paul Revere’s Ride

Oil on canvas, illustration.

Painting size: 28” x 22.25”

Frame size: 32.75” x 26.5”

Jaume Muxart I Domènech (Spanish, 1922-2019)

Bullfight

Acrylic on panel, signed

Painting: 13 ¾” x 19 ½”

Muxart was a Catalan painter, part of the Grup Taüll of avant-garde artists. His work shows a strong expressionist character with structured figurative motifs. Muxart was of a generation of artists that developed during the years of the Franco regime. In 1948 he got a grant to study in Paris, where he met Picasso and decided to devote his life ...