- OLD MASTER INK AND GRAY WASH DRAWING,
OLD MASTER INK AND GRAY WASH DRAWING, 17TH C.Old Master ink and gray wash drawing, 17th c., probably for an altarpiece, depicting the Virgin Mary with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, sight - 15 3/4" x 7 3/4", frame - 21 5/8" x 13 5/8".
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Condition:
Good condition with a light crease and minor discoloration.
- A folio of Old Master and other prints,
A folio of Old Master and other prints, 18th c and later, including Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - Veduta dell' Arco di Costantino, e dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, from 'Vedute di Roma', n.d. [18th c], engraving, repaired, 41 x 55cm, Carlo Lasinio (1759-1838) - Napoleon's Coronation; Napoleon and his wife Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma being received at a tent, 1811, engravings, 54 x 70cm, Pierre Lombart (1612/13-1682) after Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Penelope, Lady Herbert; Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire; and Anne, Countess of Bedford, a set of three, later 18th c restrikes, engravings, 38 x 27cm, tipped onto leaves, [Scotland] Smith, Elder, & Co's aquatints of Cromarty and Rothesay, n.d. [early 19th c], 43.5 x 54.5cm, mounted on card, a pair of 'Grand Tour' aquatints, 18th/19th c, trimmed within the plate-mark but with loss of all lettering, on stretchers, 45.5 x 59.5cm, Hackert's Pompeii, 1793, engraving, 44 x 60cm, Grégoire Huret, a defective 17th c map of Moravia, etc More Information Piranesi defective. The rest in mixed condition.
- Books. One shelf of art history and
Books. One shelf of art history and photography, reference, including Knox's Catalogue Raisonné of Tiepolo, OUP, 1980, dj, hb, 4to, further Old Master reference, etc., mostly hardbacks, mixed sizes
- Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615) after Polidoro
Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615) after Polidoro da Caravaggio (c. 1499-1543) - Rape of the Sabines, a set of four, numbered 1-4 and titled within the plate, s.l. [Rome?], n.d. [1570-1615], engravings, mixed sizes, the largest 17.5 x 49cm, uniformly framed in Hogarth-type frames, (4) More Information The Old Master prints good, slightly toned portions. Otherwise apparently good condition; please note they have not been examined out of their frames. The frames themselves have some slightly worn losses.
- A folio of Old Master and other prints,
A folio of Old Master and other prints, 18th c and later, including George Vertue FSA (1684-1756) after Lucas de Heere (1534-1584), Frances, Duchess of Suffolk and her Husband Adrian Stokes Esq:r, double-portrait, London, 1748, etching and engraving, 48 x 55cm, Thomas Watson (1750-1781) after Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), [Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland, as Minerva], proof before title, London, 1779, mezzotint, 47 x 34cm, six further portrait mezzotints, 18th and 19th c, after Piranesi, Outside View of the Colosseum, s.l. [London], n.d. [c. 1775], engraving, 28 x 41cm, [satire/caricature] Anon, The Monkey's Downfall or Cat's-Paw Rescu'd, s.l. [?London], n.d. [c. 1767], etching, later laid on card, 28 x 40cm, Plate No. 117 from Sir William Hamilton's Collection of Antiquities and Vases, s.l. [Naples], n.d. [c. 1767], copperplate engraving, contemporary hand-colouring, 29.5 x 26cm, Giovanni Girolamo Frezza (1659–1730) after Carlo Maratta (1625-1713), Pan Foiled by Diana, s.l. [Rome?], n.d. [c. 1680-1720], engraving, trimmed with loss of some lettering, 36 x 25.5cm, pasted watercolour frieze mount, various other prints with conforming mounts, Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727-1815) after Richard Cosway RA (1742-1821), Princess of Charlotte of Wales as Baby, [London], [1797], stipple engraving and etching, trimmed with loss of all lettering, 35 x 27cm, etc., others, mixed media and sizes, (approx. 40) More Information Mixed condition.
- Books. Five shelves of general stock,
Books. Five shelves of general stock, 20th c, including Sotheby's The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, April 1987, dj, hb, 4to, Christie's Nureyev Part III, November 1995, original wrappers, 4to, Christie's Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé Part V, 2009, original wrappers, 4to, further auction catalogues, Old Masters, ceramic reference, Cartier and other jewellery, architecture, antiques, etc., mixed bindings and sizes
- OLD MASTER SCHOOL, WOMEN FEEDING BIRD
OLD MASTER SCHOOL, WOMEN FEEDING BIRD 18th century, oil on wood panel. Original carved and giltwood frame.
- SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL,
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL, LONDON, 1769-1830) LADY ELIZABETH MARY, COUNTESS OF BELGRAVE, AFTERWARDS MARCHIONESS OF WESTMINSTER Painted in 1818. Oil on canvas. Carved and giltwood frame.
Catalogue Note: Colonel Charles Clifton (American, 1853-1928) was a major figure in shaping the automotive industry during its first decades. In 1897, he joined the George N. Pierce company - at that time a bicycle wheel manufacturer - and stayed on when it was reorganized as the Pierce-Arrow Motor Company, becoming chairman of the company’s board of directors in 1916. Clifton was also the founding president of the National Automotive Chamber of Commerce.
Clifton joined the Albright Art Gallery Board in 1914, serving initially on the finance committee before becoming vice president and then president, a role he held from 1918 until his death in 1928. In addition to his dedication to the Buffalo AKG, Clifton also served as president of Buffalo General Hospital, and during World War I, he was president of the Allied War Relief and of the Fatherless Children of France. In recognition of his support, especially for children orphaned by the war, Clifton was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French government.
Literature: Sir W. Armstrong, Lawrence, London, 1913, p. 113.
Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (Bristol, London, 1769-1830)
Sir Thomas Lawrence was an English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. Self-taught, he was a brilliant draughtsman and known for his gift of capturing a likeness, as well as his virtuoso handling of paint. Lawrence was also a collector and formed one of the finest collections of Old Master drawings ever known. His first royal commission was from Queen Charlotte, whose portrait he painted in 1789.
- SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL,
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL, LONDON, 1769-1830) LADY FITZWILLIAM Oil on canvas. Lady Fitzwilliam, daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.Catalogue Note: Colonel Charles Clifton (American, 1853-1928) was a major figure in shaping the automotive industry during its first decades. In 1897, he joined the George N. Pierce company - at that time a bicycle wheel manufacturer - and stayed on when it was reorganized as the Pierce-Arrow Motor Company, becoming chairman of the company’s board of directors in 1916. Clifton was also the founding president of the National Automotive Chamber of Commerce.
Clifton joined the Albright Art Gallery Board in 1914, serving initially on the finance committee before becoming vice president and then president, a role he held from 1918 until his death in 1928. In addition to his dedication to the Buffalo AKG, Clifton also served as president of Buffalo General Hospital, and during World War I, he was president of the Allied War Relief and of the Fatherless Children of France. In recognition of his support, especially for children orphaned by the war, Clifton was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French government.
Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (Bristol, London, 1769-1830)
Sir Thomas Lawrence was an English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. Self-taught, he was a brilliant draughtsman and known for his gift of capturing a likeness, as well as his virtuoso handling of paint. Lawrence was also a collector and formed one of the finest collections of Old Master drawings ever known. His first royal commission was from Queen Charlotte, whose portrait he painted in 1789.
- 19TH C. OLD MASTER STYLE O/C19th Century
19TH C. OLD MASTER STYLE O/C19th Century Old Master Style Oil on Canvas "Portrait of Marie - Madeleine" Unsigned. Measures 29" x 24". Frame measures 37-1/8" x 31-3/4". Condition: Some in painting, craquelure. Small area with pai
- 18TH C. OLD MASTER STYLE ITALIAN O/C18th
18TH C. OLD MASTER STYLE ITALIAN O/C18th Century Old Master Style Italian Oil on Canvas "Portrait of Madonna" Unsigned. Measures 13" H x 13" W. Frame 18-1/8" H x 15-3/8" W. Condition: Good conserved condition. Estimate 100.00 - 800.00 D
- LARGE 20TH C OLD MASTER STYLE O/CLarge
LARGE 20TH C OLD MASTER STYLE O/CLarge 20th Century Old Master Style Oil on Canvas "Birth of a Child" Unsigned. Measures 30-1/8" x 20-1/8". Frame measures 35-1/4" x 25-5/8". Condition: Good condition. Estimate 100.00 - 400.00 Domesti
- AFTER: ANDREA DEL SARTO (1486 - C.1530)After:
AFTER: ANDREA DEL SARTO (1486 - C.1530)After: Andrea Del Sarto, Italian (1486 - c.1530) Old Master Style Lithograph on Paper "Hand Study" Unsigned. Sight measures 8-1/4" x 6-1/8", frame measures 12-3/8" x 10-3/8". Condition: Good condition
- ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE (DUTCH, 1610-1685)
ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE (DUTCH, 1610-1685) OLD MASTER ETCHING 1647The Barn 1647. Original etching by Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685). Etching in black on ivory laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Matted (silk matte with gilded wood liner). Not laid down
- MANNER OF ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (1566 -
MANNER OF ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (1566 - 1651), DRAWING.Manner of Abraham Bloemaert (1566 - 1651), Drawing. Old Master Drawing of possibly the Holy Family, signed "A. Blomart" lower right. 7 5/8" x 6 1/4" unframed. Notation in pencil verso "Abraham Bloemae
- 2 OLD MASTERS ETCHINGS AFTER CARAVAGGIO
2 OLD MASTERS ETCHINGS AFTER CARAVAGGIO & DE JODE2 old masters style etchings. After Pieter de Jode, allegorical scene, 9 1/2" x 13" (with frame 15 3/4" x 19 1/4"); Andrea Scacciati after Polidoro da Caravaggio, Israelites Gathering Manna, notations in pencil Caravaggio inc. lower left and Scacciati inc. in pencil lower right. 15 5/8" x 8 7/8" (with frame 19 7/8" x 12 7/8"). De Jode repair lower center, waviness to paper, stain at center, foxing and waviness to mat, chips to frame; Caravaggio tear upper left, repair at center, scratches throughout, waviness to paper, losses to frame and back of frame loose.
- OLD MASTERS STYLE DRAWING NYMPHSOld
OLD MASTERS STYLE DRAWING NYMPHSOld masters style pencil drawing on paper, nymphs. Unsigned. Sheet 17" x 10 3/4" (with mat 26 1/2" x 19"). Sheet affixed to mount at top edge, some creasing to corners and edges, small tear lower right and along right side, some toning and foxing to sheet, discoloration to mat.
- OLD MASTERS STYLE BATTLE SCENE STUDYOld
OLD MASTERS STYLE BATTLE SCENE STUDYOld Masters style battle scene drawing. Mixed media including ink and watercolor, on paper. Unsigned. 17 1/4" x 23 5/8" (with frame 23 1/4" x 29 1/2"). Tears and losses to corners and edges of sheet, discoloration to sheet throughout, staining and foxing throughout, vertical tear from bottom edge into image, foxing to mat, chips and scratches to frame.
- AFTER GUIDO RENI ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA
AFTER GUIDO RENI ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA OIL After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575?1642), Saint Catherine of Siena, Oil on Canvas, circa 19th century, depicting the crowned female saint in three-quarter face, her left hand supporting a pair of arrows, and her right a palm and lilies, with blonde hair, a sweet expression, pearls, and a brocade gown, possibly central or northern European. Image: 24" H x 19 " W; frame: 27" H x 22" W. Provenance: From a Manhattan collector. Keywords: Painting, Old Master style, Religious, Catholic, Christianity, Antique
- GERMAN SCHOOL RIVER BANK LANDSCAPE OIL
GERMAN SCHOOL RIVER BANK LANDSCAPE OIL ON CANVAS German School, River Bank with Stone House, Oil on Canvas, signed "Kunst". Relined. Image: 23.75" H x 29.50" W; frame: 32.75"H x 39" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Landscape, Oil painting, 19th century style, Old Master Style, Dutch Style, Paysage, Pastoral, Romanticist, Riparian.
- JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD ATTRIBUTED INK
JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD ATTRIBUTED INK WASH DRAWING Jean-Honore Fragonard (French, 1732-1806) Attributed, Ink Wash Drawing on Paper, of two lounging nude women with putti, likely a study for an over door panel, paper mounted, signed lower right, the back signed "Boullee Architecte Du Roy", wood frame. Image: 7.75" H x 12" W; frame: 15" H x 19.25" W.
Keywords: Old Master, French Drawings, Rococo, Neoclassical, Neoclassicism, Etienne-Louis Boullee
- EUROPEAN GRAPHITE ON LAID PAPER STUDY
EUROPEAN GRAPHITE ON LAID PAPER STUDY SKETCH European School Old Master manner graphite drawing on laid paper study sketch of a seated allegorical figure raising a book, possibly the muse of history, housed under glass in a black frame. Image: 5.5" H x 3.5" W; frame: 10.25" H x 8.5" W x 0.75" D.
- AFTER JUAN CARRENO DE MIRANDA "EUGENIA
AFTER JUAN CARRENO DE MIRANDA "EUGENIA ..." OIL After Juan Carreno de Miranda (Spanish, 1614-1685), "Eugenia Martinez Vallejo", Oil on Copper, Circa 19th Century. Image: 7.25" H x 5.5" W; frame: 11.75" H x 9.5" W. Provenance: From a 146 West 57th Street collection. Keywords: Painting, Portrait, "The Monster - Dressed", Figure, Dog, Red dress, Gilt wood frame, Old Master
- AFTER WYBRAND DE GEEST "PORTRAIT OF
AFTER WYBRAND DE GEEST "PORTRAIT OF A BOY" OIL After Wybrand Simonsz. de Geest (Dutch, 1592-1661), "Portrait of a Boy Holding a Parrot", Oil on Copper, Circa 19th Century. Image: 7.25" H x 5.5" W; frame: 11.75" H x 9.75" W. Provenance: From a 146 West 57th Street collection. Keywords: Painting, Portrait, Figure, Dog, Gilt wood frame, Old Master
- AFTER FRANCOIS CLOUET "ELISABETH OF
AFTER FRANCOIS CLOUET "ELISABETH OF AUSTRIA" OIL After Francois Clouet (French, 1520-1572), "Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France", Oil on Canvas. Image: 11.5" H x 9" W; frame: 19.75" H x 17.25" W. Keywords: Portrait, Painting, Old Master, Musee Conde, Conde Museum, House of Habsburg
- OLD MASTER SCHOOL, INK AND WASH DRAWING
OLD MASTER SCHOOL, INK AND WASH DRAWING Old Master School (17th/18th c.), Christ and Disciples in Heaven, framed under glass, 14"h x 9"w (sheet), 24"h x 18.5"w (frame)
- 17-18C OLD MASTER SAINT PETER PAINTING
17-18C OLD MASTER SAINT PETER PAINTING Italy,17-18th CenturyDepicts Saint Peter dressed in blue and yellow with keys laid on a table in front of him, glancing upward with hands clasped and tears in his eyes.
- OLD MASTER ITALIAN CANAL SCENE ILLUSTRATION
OLD MASTER ITALIAN CANAL SCENE ILLUSTRATION Italy,18th Century or earlierDepiction of a bridge over a canal with a gondolier taking off with a young couple.
- A TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE
A TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE (41) total pieces of the service to include: (8) dinner knives (9 in.); (9) dinner forks (7 1/4 in.); (8) salad forks (6 1/2 in.); (13) teaspoons (6 in.); a pie or caker server; a gravy ladle; and a master butter spreader, all without monograms; this lot also includes (6) sterling handled knives and a tomato server, various makers, for a lot total of (48) pieces; presented in a fitted wood case.
- TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE
TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE (82) pieces including: (8) knives (8 3/4 in.); (8) steak knives; (12) forks (7 1/4 in.); (12) salad forks; (6) cream soup spoons; (12) teaspoons; (9) butter knives; master butter knife; gravy ladle; sugar spoon; (2) casserole serving spoons; (2) tablespoons; (2) pierced tablespoons; (2) serving forks; wired cheese cutter; cake breaker; lemon fork; and pickle / olive fork. No monograms.
- A TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE
A TOWLE OLD MASTER STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE FOR TWELVE (131) pieces to include: (12) dinner knives (9 3/4 in.), (12) luncheon knives (8 3/4), including with slight variations in form, (12) dinner forks (7 3/4 in.), (12) luncheon forks (7 1/8 in.), (12) salad forks (6 1/2 in.), (24) teaspoons (6 in.), (12) oval bowl soup spoons, (12) iced tea spoons, (12) flat handle butter spreaders, (3) tablespoons, a cold meat fork, (2) sugar spoons, (2) pickle or olive forks, a gravy ladle, a pie or cake server, and a master butter knife; all without monograms, housed in a fitted box.
- A SELECTION OF OLD MASTER PRINTS Comprising
A SELECTION OF OLD MASTER PRINTS Comprising 15 items, from 16th to 19th century, notably Phillip Galle (Antwerp, 1537-1612) a group of men in various stages of life and distress, all having use of sticks, published about 1563, engraving and typography, largely trimmed to plate edge, 9 1/8 x 9 1/2 in., laid into a larger sheet; J. Kornlein and C. Ploos van Amstel, after Cornelis Visscher, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1771, mezzotint, 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in., p.m.; and Proudhon, Cupid Taken Prisoner, stipple engraving, 10 x 12 5/8 in.
- GROUP OF BOOKS ON OLD MASTER DRAWINGS
GROUP OF BOOKS ON OLD MASTER DRAWINGS Comprising 18 volumes.
- LARGE GROUP OF TRAVEL SCRAP BOOKSIncluding
LARGE GROUP OF TRAVEL SCRAP BOOKSIncluding twenty-seven bound scrapbooks with photographs in the following themes: The Netherlands, Old Masters, North Africa, Gibraltar, Spain, Russia, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, New York City, Bahamas, England, Scotland, Italy, Mexico, Baltimore, Washington DC, Charleston, London, Holland, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sculpture of France and Germany (27).
Condition
All with wear consistent with age and use. Individual condition reports not available for this lot.
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- (52) Pcs Towle sterling flatware, Old
(52) Pcs Towle sterling flatware, Old Master pattern, 52.005 TO, c/o (8) 8-7/8" HH dinner knives, (6) 5-7/8" HH butter knives, (6) 7-1/4" dinner forks, (6) 6-3/8" salad forks, (9) 6" teaspoons, (6) 6-1/4" soup spoons, (1) 4-7/8" demitasse spoon, (1) 5-7/8" infant feeding spoon, serving spoon, slotted serving spoon, sugar spoon, meat fork, ladle, HH pie server, HH master butter, olive/pickle fork, lemon fork
- DUTCH OLD MASTERS OIL ON CANVAS FAMILY
DUTCH OLD MASTERS OIL ON CANVAS FAMILY PORTRAITDutch Old Masters oil on canvas family portrait, 18th c. , 24" x 29".
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