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Hand colored etching by Boris O'Klein depicting dogs and cats in humorous situation. Signed lower right and titled lower left in pencil (in French). French, circa 1930. Provenance: from the collection of Alan Shephard, Jr.

Plate size: 6.75 x 17.25
Paper size: 8.5 x 19.5
UNFRAMED

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Rare George III Tea Caddy with Hidden Drawer, rectangular with stepped hinged top surmounted by a brass carrying handle, brass escutcheon and sliding side panel revealing a hidden drawer (patch above keyhole, lacks interior dividers).

One of the rarest of this form of tea caddy, the concealed drawer would have held your silver teaspoons.

For other examples of this form, type "10261" or "10263" into the search box.

Height: 6”
Length: 9”
Depth: 5.25” ...

Federico Jiménez Fernandez (Spanish, 1841- ?)

Chickens and Rooster

Oil-on-Panel, signed lower right

Painting: 12.5" x 9.25"
Frame: 18.5" x 15.25"

Federico Jiménez Fernandez was born in Madrid in 1841 and trained at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving of San Fernando where he studied with José Gonzalez Bande. He traveled to Paris to continue his studies, as did so many other artists of the time. Jiménez was known for his paintings of birds and a...

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)

Grocery Still Life

Oil on canvas, signed, titled and inscribed on the 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.

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Lily Gabriella Spandorf (American, 1915-2000)

Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right

Sight size: 17.25" x 23.25"
Frame size: 25.25" x 31.25"

Before making her home and career in Washington, DC, Spandorf was educated at the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, Austria. However, once she settled in Washington, she became an active participant in the art community. She held memberships in the Washington Press Club and Artist’s Equit...

Exceptional Antique Eglomise Lacemakers Box on later Stand; rectangular with lid and sides with gilt decoration against a white ground and the lid with a painted scene of a thatched farmhouse, opening to fitted interior with removable tray and lacemakers spindle/roller. 19th Century (minor paint losses)

Box: 13.25" x 11" x 4.5"
With stand: 30.25" tall

Caroline van Hook Bean (American, 1879-1980)

View of the White House

Oil on canvas board, signed lower right and dated "(19)70"

Provenance: From the Estate of James Zwolenik, Washington, D.C.

Painting Size: 12" x 16"
Frame Size: 15.5"� x 19.5"�

Caroline van Hook Bean was born into a well-to-do family in Washington, DC. Her father, Tarleton H. Bean was a noted ichthyologist at the Smithsonian Museum. At the age of 14 she was sent to Paris for a year to...

Rare English Tea Chest in the Form of a Sideboard, in mahogany and deal, having a rectangular hinged top with shaped and carved backsplash, opening to a felt lined interior with two compartments for teaspoons and a moulded crystal sugarbowl. The front with a starburst pierced central panel flanked by hinged doors with applied plinth-form decoration and opening to foil lined drawers for green and black teas.

William Smee & Sons, London, published a catalog of furniture designs in 1850 which h...

Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Near South Hill, N. Car."

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

Painting: 8" x 10"
Frame: 11.5" x 13.75"

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 Sch...

Antique Carved Wooden Angel, holding a crown and a septer.

Probably English, 18th Century

15.75"tall, Oak

Unusual metal mounted black glass dresser box with enameled decoration of flowers and a figure with bee. American, 1870-90.

Length: 4”
Width: 3”
Height: 5”

Exceptional Regency bombé tea caddy in “tiger” tortoiseshell, having a pagoda shaped top opening to an interior with two lidded compartments. Circa 1800-20. (One back foot replaced.)
Dimensions: 7.5” x 4.75” x 6”

CONSTANTIN CRISTESCO (French, 1872-1928). "Deux chevaux sautant la barrière",

Bronze with mid brown patina - Signed «Cristesco» Stamped «Susse Fes Edts Paris»

Height: 14 1/2 in. x 13.75 in.

Antique Foliate Carved Gilt Wood and gesso mirror with bevelled glass. Circa 1870

Mirror: 23 ½” x 23 ½”
Frame: 30” x 30”

Autumn Landscape at Olney

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

Oil on canvas laid down, signed, titled and dated: “1956” on the 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 paintings by artists from Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC or North Carolina, click on the “Regional Artists...

Oval portrait miniature of a young woman; watercolor, signed indistinctly. She is wearing a lace and floral trimmed bonnet, braids coiled over her ears, pearls and a ruched off the shoulder rose dress, all typical of the 1840’s.

Frame: 5.5” x 4.75”

EARLY SEA CAPTAIN’s LONG GLASS. Especially nice hand-held telescope made by the London maker T. Lorkin, as beautifully engraved in script near the eyepiece, “T. Lorkin, London, Day or Night.” This fine, olde English example has an early form single draw with wooden barrel and brass fittings. The wooden barrel is turned of a single piece of solid mahogany. The all original four lens optics produce a highly magnified, upright image of surprising clarity. This genuine Captain’s spyglass m...