A few examples of appraisal values for
ROMANCE

• ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER,
  ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER, 18TH CENTURYRomance of the Western Chamber, 18th century.Hsi-hsiang chi. twenty one acts or scenes printed here in eight sewn volumes; the first volume bears the (21) woodblock prints after Chen Hongshou?s illust
• English School 20th Century The
  English School 20th Century The Allure of Love Estimate:$400-$600
• Romance Novel Illustration by
  Romance Novel Illustration by Franco Acrylic on Board Franco (American 20th century) signed l.l.; 15 x 20 in. Condition: Unframed.
• EDWIN ROBERTS OUTDOOR ROMANCE GENRE
  EDWIN ROBERTS OUTDOOR ROMANCE GENRE PAINTING England1840-1917Depicts a young woman dressed in pink seated by a musician dressed in red and a gentleman reading a book beneath a large tree dropping fall foliage.
• A LARGE INDIAN PAINTING OF A
  A LARGE INDIAN PAINTING OF A ROMANTIC MEETING 20th century, finely painted image of a prince returning from a hunting expedition and pausing to drink water at a well where four girls are drawing water, one of the girls holds out a water vessel to him, from which she pours water for him to drink, as her companions pause their activity to watch this romantic scene. The subject of this painting may have originated from a poem composed by Muhammad Akram in 1685, based on the story of Shahid and Wafa or from the story of Mohna Rani and Chel Batao, both popular scenes in Indian painting.
• Historical Romance of the
  Historical Romance of the American Negro by Charles H. Fowler M.D. Baltimore: Thomas & Evans 1902. 8 vo 269 pp. Burgundy cloth cops embossed front board many photographic illustrations.
• Darling, Peter Middleton. The
  Darling, Peter Middleton. The Romance of the Highlands, 2vols., 12mo., cont. half calf gilt, Edinburgh 1820
• A framed and signed Persian
  A framed and signed Persian miniature of a girl being courted by a man with gifts.
• Seventeenth century Dutch scene
  Seventeenth century Dutch scene of a courting couple; oilette. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".
• MUGHAL PAINTING OF TWO LOVERS IN
  MUGHAL PAINTING OF TWO LOVERS IN A COURTYARD 6-?" x 4" Finely painted scene on a thin bone sliver.
• Ben Wohlberg (American, b 1927) (2)
  Ben Wohlberg (American, b 1927) (2) Romance story illustrations, each depicting a couple embracing in a landscape, gouache on board, each signed, 20-1/4" x 30-1/4", good condition, damaged corners.
• Ben Wohlberg (American, b 1927) (2)
  Ben Wohlberg (American, b 1927) (2) Romance story illustrations, each depicting a couple kissing on a bed, gouache on board, each signed, 20" x 30", good condition, damage to blue gouache painting
• CHARACTER SKETCHES OF ROMANCE
  CHARACTER SKETCHES OF ROMANCE FICTION AND THE DRAMA BY E.C. BREUER, SIX OF EIGHT VOLUMESCharacter Sketches of Romance Fiction and The Drama by E.C. Breuer, Six of Eight Volumes
• ROMANCING THE STONE (20TH CENTURY
  ROMANCING THE STONE (20TH CENTURY FOX, 1984). Original 30" x 40" movie poster, rolled. Edge wear and fading.
• AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT PAGE
  AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT PAGE Late 19th century, watercolor, ink and gouche on paper, two lovers wearing elaborate clothing and pearls embrace on a large pillow of finely decorated interior, hills and fauna under a darkening sky outside add to the intimacy of the scene, surrounded with a bronze metallic border with registers of text above and below, reverse side of paper is all text, framed loose above a fabric mat, ornate frame.
• Oil on canvas painting of an
  Oil on canvas painting of an interior scene late 19th c. with a young man kissing a young woman with her mother looking on in disapproval. 13.5"x9.75"
• James Michalopoulos (American/New
  James Michalopoulos (American/New Orleans, b. 1951) \"Twill for Romance\", 1995, oil on canvas, 28\" x 22\", titled and dated verso, signed lower left \"Michalopoulos\". Presented in a carved giltwood frame.
• A COLLECTION OF DVDS Comprising
  A COLLECTION OF DVDS Comprising about 80 items, including comedy, drama, action, romance, and others.
• WILLIAM SMEDLEY ART NOUVEAU
  WILLIAM SMEDLEY ART NOUVEAU ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATION William Thomas SmedleyNew York,1858-1920Titled "The Renewal", the work depicts a formally dressed man and woman romantically sitting on a rooftop balcony beneath a full moon in the city.Watercolor on boardSigned "W. T. Smedley" and dated "1899" lower left.Board 17 1/2" x 13 1/4",Mat 23" x 18 3/4"Purchased from Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York. From an Uxbridge, Massachusetts estate.
• MUGHAL ILLUMINATION MINIATURE
  MUGHAL ILLUMINATION MINIATURE PAINTING TO ROMANCE BY KESHAV DAS, CA. LATE 18TH CENTURY 10" x 6 ½" opening Exceptional minute hand painted illumination miniature painting to an unidentified romance by Kesahv Das, depicting Princely Court scene; printed annotation attached to the back, matted and framed under glass in gilt frame, overall 16 ?" x 13 ¼". Provenance: old private collection, San-Francisco, CA; acquired in Marin County, CA, in late 1980's.
• Mid. 19th Century Romantic portrait
  Mid. 19th Century Romantic portrait of a young woman with calla lilies; oil on canvas; 10" x 8"; signed J. Blair lower left. In ornate gilt frame.
• ALLEGORY OF LOVE, BRONZE SIGNED
  ALLEGORY OF LOVE, BRONZE SIGNED BY JOSEPH DASTE 20th century; Cupid armed with bow, 30 in. H.
• Important puzzle courtship fraktur,
  Important puzzle courtship fraktur, bird's-eye plan with a grove of trees with rose garland and tulips with verse "I am constrained to plant a grove,/To entertain, the Maid I love,/This grove she says, must be compos';d,/Of ninteen trees and nine straight rows,/Five trees in every row must place,/Or never expect, to see her face,/Ye men of art, and knowledge crowned,/Help me to work, and try the ground,/That this fantastic grove may hide,/The blushes of my yielding bride.", watercolor and ink on double-page paper, Pennsylvania, circa 1780-1820, 11-7/8 x 15-1/8 in.; 19th century gilt wood frame. Splitting at top middle with minor loss at edge, toning, fading, stains; frame with abrasions. Frank L. Horton Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• WILLIAM SMEDLEY ROMANTIC
  WILLIAM SMEDLEY ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATION PAINTING William Thomas SmedleyNew York,1858-1920Titled "Will You Let Me Pass", the work depicts a sensually charged bride in white standing between two curtains as her newlywed husband enters the room.Watercolor on boardSigned "T. Smedley" and dated "1896" lower left.Painting 13 1/2" x 10",Matting 22" x 16"Purchased from Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York. From an Uxbridge, Massachusetts estate.
• After Angelica Kauffman THE TRIUMPH
  After Angelica Kauffman THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE Sepia stipple engraving Estimate: $100  - $150
• OSCAR WILDE, SALOME; J.G. WOOD, THE
  OSCAR WILDE, SALOME; J.G. WOOD, THE ROMANCE OF ANIMAL LIFE AND MOTHER'S BIBLE STORIES (3 VOLUMES)Oscar Wilde, Salome; J.G. Wood, The Romance of Animal Life and Mother's Bible Stories (3 volumes)
• 4 VOLUMES: CHARACTER SKETCHES OF
  4 VOLUMES: CHARACTER SKETCHES OF ROMANCE FICTION AND THE DRAMA4 Volumes of Character Sketches of Romance Fiction and The Drama, A Revised American Edition Of The Reader's Handbook, 1892, in four volumes; approximately 10 linear inches Condition:
• LG NEOCLASSICAL GENRE SCENE
  LG NEOCLASSICAL GENRE SCENE PAINTING Europe,19th CenturyIdealist depiction of three figures, one younger man and one older man embrace while a voluptuous young woman stares lovingly toward the younger man, her hair done up in braids and curls.
• A VINTAGE GOTHIC ROMANCE NOVEL
  A VINTAGE GOTHIC ROMANCE NOVEL COVER ILLUSTRATION Oil on board, circa 1970s, signed lower right, framed.
• INDIAN COURTING COUPLE MINIATURE
  INDIAN COURTING COUPLE MINIATURE PAINTING India,20th CenturyDepicts a woman seated on bench with a man kneeling on the ground by her, caressing one of her feet. The image is decorated with and bordered by delicate floral gold leaf patterns.
• PRINTEMPS D'AMOUR AFTER FRANCESCO
  PRINTEMPS D'AMOUR AFTER FRANCESCO VINEA (ITALY 1845-1902). Colored print on paper signed in the matrix lower right and dated 1897. An early 20th-century copy of a romantic pastoral scene in the Art Nouveau taste. 16 1/4''h. 29''w. in its original gilt frame 32 1/2''h. 45 1/2''w. Laid down on cardboard mat glued to print.
• Mark Miller (American, 1919-2008)
  Mark Miller (American, 1919-2008) Romance story illustration depicting a young couple kissing, 1960s, gouache on illustration board, signed "Mark Miller", 15" x 21", good condition. Mark Miller was a prominent and prolific American illustrator in the Golden Age of illustration in the 1940s-1960s. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute (now Cal Arts) and was hired as a wardrobe sketch artist for 20th Century Fox. He later became an advertising and magazine story illustrator with his work appearing in McCall?s, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Woman?s Day and Saturday Evening Post. Many of his works were handled by agencies in New York City including Charles E. Cooper, Harry Watts Inc., and American Artists Agency. He also created a partnership with artist Dan Crowley. In the 1960s he decided to set aside his art to become a winemaker. He was the founder of Benmarl Vineyards. All Illustrations are acquired from the artist?s collection.
• John Deforest Stull American
  John Deforest Stull American 1910-1972 ''Romance in Brooklyn'' oil on canvas signed and dated ''D. Stull '50'' ll titled on stretcher on verso 40 x 28 in. framed Estimate $ 400-600 Frame wear. Paintings have not been examined by blacklight.
• FRENCH INTERIOR COURTING GENRE
  FRENCH INTERIOR COURTING GENRE SCENE PAINTING France,19th CenturyDepicts a bare breasted woman lounging on a bed seducing a gentleman dressed in purple and yellow.
• Johanna Nitzke Marquis. I Hear Tell
  Johanna Nitzke Marquis. I Hear Tell of Romance. 1999, mixed media in artist-made frame. 21½ h × 18¼ w × 4½ d in. result: $378. estimate: $800–1,200. This work features a glass element by the artist's husband, Richard Marquis. Signed, titled and dated to label frame verso ‘I Hear Tell of Romance Johanna Nitzke Marquis 1999’. Provenance: Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle | Collection of Pamela Lee Biallas
• STOPFORD FRANCIS The Romance of the
  STOPFORD FRANCIS The Romance of the Jewel. London: Printed for Private Circulation 1920. 4to original pictorial calf. Photo-pictorial plates with tissue-guards. Wear and soiling to boards; hinges starting; otherwise fine.