ADOLPHE-LOUIS GAUSSEN (FRENCH, 1871-1954)COASTAL SCENE Oil on panel. Signed ' A. L. Gaussen' (lower right). Carved and giltwood frame.Artist BioAdolphe-Louis Gaussen (French, 1871-1954)
Adolphe-Louis Gaussen was...
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AN OLD HOPI SHALAKO MANA KACHINA Anold Hopi Shalako Mana kachina with a red painted outer cloak, a black embroidered cloak with a green sash and a dramatic carved tableta with three black cloud symbols 15"h...
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THE WARD PEREGRINE FALCONLemuel T. Ward(1896-1984)
Crisfield, MD, 1969
24 1/2 in. tall
"Occasionally, a work of art appears that is a great leap beyond anything that has come before it. To American Wildfowl Art,...
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PREENING GADWALL HENBen A. Heinemann(b. 1954)
Durham, NC, 2014
13 in. long
A bold, hollow carving with a cranked-head posture, dramatically raised wing tips, and strong paint detail. The carving is signed,...
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GREEN-WINGED TEALRay Baliel (1910-1979)
RioVista, CA, c. 1935
11 1/2 in. long
"The dramatic swept-back heads and very life-like appearances have few equals in California," writes California decoy historian Michael...
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IMPORTANT BIDDLE-RIG GREEN-WINGED TEALDRAKEJess Heisler (1891-1943)
Burlington, NJ, c. 1920
12 1/4 in. long
This early Biddle rig decoy is exceedingly rare and possibly unique with no Heisler teal in original...
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LIFE-SIZE EASTERN TOWHEEFrank S. Finney(b. 1947)
Capeville, VA, c. 2020
5 1/2 in. long
A carving with dramatically raised tail detail and a green seed in its beak. Signed with the maker's incised "F" on the bottom...
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GREAT BLUE HERON WITH RAISED WINGSWendellGilley (1904-1983)
Southwest Harbor, ME, 1966
32 1/2 in. tall
A dramatic and extremely rare half-size heron carving with outstretched wings mounted on a piece of driftwood....
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EARLY JAPANESE NOH MASKAn antique?Noh?demonmask of carved cypress, likely Edo period, created for dramatic Japanese?N_gaku?theatre. With later gold paint. 8.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches.
Condition
Shows wear from age, including...
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DRAMATIC CARVED & PAINTED PINE STANDINGANGELA dramatic carved and painted pine sculpture of a standing angel with arm outstretched and holding a trumpet, paint over gesso and mounted on its original faux marble...
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LARGE ATTRIB. CHIPARUS (ROMANIAN 1886-1947)"CLARA" BRO...DESCRIPTION: Attributed to Demetre Chiparus bronze with carved ivory titled "Clara" depicts art deco dancer from the Ballet Russes, circa 1925 capturing the...
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HELEN LAFRANCE O/C PANORAMIC FLOOD SCENEPAINTINGHelen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvas (stretched on board) panoramic painting depicting muddy floodwaters sweeping away a house, tree limbs, and other...
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A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN TUFTED LEATHERMAHOGANY LEATH... MAHOGANY LEATHER ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1844, in the Voltaire chair fashion, presented as a his and hers pair, his with elaborate plume issuing acorn and oak leaf...
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AL COLE (1944-2009) HAMATSA CROOKEDBEAR MASKThis is an outstanding and large Crooked Bear Mask signed and carved by Al Cole (1944-2009) of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) Kwakwaka'wakw from the 20th Century. The Crooked...
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RARE PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE CHERRYTALL CASE CLOCKdial inscribed "Jacob Diehl Reading", Berks County, Pennsylvania, circa 1800, old dark surface, broken arch molded pediment with dramatic carved rosettes above...
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17TH C. CIRCLE OF WOUWERMAN PAINTINGOF CAVALRY BATTLECircle of Philips Wouwerman (Dutch, 1619-1668). Oil on canvas, 17th century. A grand history painting depicting an action-packed cavalry battle with uniformed...
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PALMYRENE / ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD YOUTHFULFEMALENear East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved Palmyrene limestone head of a youthful female beauty, her quixotic visage comprised...
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17TH C. JAPANESE EDO NOH MASK HANNYA,EX MFA 1884**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A dramatic carved and painted wooden mask in the Noh style depicting a hannya,...
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19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTED WOODOF THE PIETANew World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. early 19th century CE. A hand-carved and painted wood sculpture of the Pieta, dramatically displaying Mary's mournful...
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SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Black andWhite Baitfish Decoy signed Snook Barrett, 6.75'' in length; 2) Artistically Painted Baitfish Decoy, 7.5'' in length, carved by Larry Croteau and painted by Wendy Hemsley;...
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LARGE 19TH-CENTURY DRAMATIC MARITIMEBATTLE PAINTING: Oil/Canvas, 36'' x 56'', illegibly signed lower right, probably an added signature, overpainted carved and gilded gesso frame, 52'' x 69.5''.
CONDITION: Several...
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TWO INDONESIAN POLYCHROME CARVED TOPENGDANCE MASKS, BALI LARGEST: 8 1/4 IN. H DANCE MASKS, BALI, carved probably from puli wood and painted, used in dramatic storytelling during dance performances (2) Dimensions:...
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STEPHEN SACKLARIAN (ARMENIAN-AMERICAN,1889-1983), CARVED WOOD FIGURAL GROUP PROBABLY DEPICTING A MOTHER AND CHILD 30 1/2 X 18 X 6 IN. (77.5 X 45.7 X 15.2 CM.) 1889-1983), CARVED WOOD FIGURAL GROUP PROBABLY DEPICTING...
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STEPHEN SACKLARIAN (ARMENIAN-AMERICAN,1889-1983), CARVED WOOD, FIGURAL GROUP 80 X 20 X 18 IN. (203.20 X 50.80 X 45.72 CM.) 1889-1983), CARVED WOODFIGURAL GROUP, Catalogue note: During the late 1950s and early...
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HAYLEY LEVER (NEW YORK/MASSACHUSETTS/ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA,1876-1958), HARBOR SCENE., OIL ON BOARD, 24.5" X 29.5". FRAMED 36" X 40".HAYLEY LEVER, New York/Massachusetts/England/Australia, 1876-1958, Harbor scene. Signed lower...
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A POLYCHROMED WOOD AND BAMBOO MODELOF A TORAJAN SPIRIT HOUSEA polychromed wood and bamboo model of a Torajan spirit house, 20th century; Torajan Peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia Appears unmarked The model traditional...
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FRANKLIN (WATTY) WATKINS (1894-1972,PENN, NOTEDFOR DRAMATIC REALISM), OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, SIGNED UPPER LEFT WITH INITIALS, TITLED "THE MODEL". SOLD BY ALEXANDRE GALLERY. IN PERIOD CARVED FRAME. SIGHT...
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JOSE TAPIRO BARO (SPANISH, 1836-1913),OILPAINTING ON CANVAS, TITLED "A TANGERIAN BEAUTY", CA 1889, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. DRAMATIC PORTRAIT OF AN EXOTIC MOROCCAN BEAUTY. POSSIBLY PAINTED FOR THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE...
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AMERY BOHLING (BORN 1976) OIL ON ARTIST'SBOARDAmery Bohling (Born 1976)Grand Canyon (Late 20th/Early 21st Century)The dramatic Grand Canyon view signed by the artist lower right and titled verso is perfectly presented...
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Continental Carved and Matte Antique-White-PaintedWooden Urn, first quarter 19th century, with a dramatic detaching flammiform finial, with gilded and brick-red acanthus accents and banding, h. 38", dia. 13"....
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Attributed to Jozef (Austrian/Slovene1790-1866) a pair of portraits; "Gentleman Holding a Botanical Specimen" and "The Lady with an Elaborate Coiffure Bedecked with Jewelry" c. 1840-1855 each oil on canvas 31...
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CORPUS CHRISTI- In carved and paintedwood Spanish Colonial 18th century. Dramatic sculptural figure of the crucified Christ lacking arms and feet losses inactive insect damage. L. 24'' x W. 9''. From the Marvin...
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Dramatic and Rare French Carved Beechwoodand Silk Embroidery Four-Panel Folding Screen, fourth quarter 19th century, in the japonesque taste of Gabriel Viardot (French, 1830-1906), each black silk panel centered...
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