DETAILS Complete set in two volumes. TITLE Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America: Embracing History, Statesmanship, Naval and Military Life, Philosophy, the Drama, Science, Literature and Art, With Biographies PUBLISHER Henry J. Johnson (27 Beekman Street, New York, New York) BINDING Half bound two-tone brown leather hardcover with gilt lettering ILLUSTRATED Black and white steel engravings LANGUAGE...
DETAILS An antique platform or tray with spindle gallery possibly originally designed to hold a shrine statue. Nice idea for a dog or cat bed frame. PLACE OF ORIGIN India | South Asia PERIOD Late 19th century DATE Circa 1870 DIMENSIONS Width 27.5 Depth 20 Height 7.5 inches CONDITION Note: (3) spindles missing.
DETAILS A vintage, Scandinavian painting of a night time scene in the Copenhagen harbor, with the city rising in the background and the lights reflecting on the water. It shows the spire of the historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange building (Copenhagen, Denmark, 1625-destroyed by fire 2024) in the background. This painting nicely evokes the soothing atmosphere of an evening strolling on...
DETAILS A very large antique, bookmatched burlwood oval gallery serving tray with two cast brass handles. Could be used as a table top. PROVENANCE Collection of prominent Michigan antiques dealer Jon Jacobs STYLE Georgian style PLACE OF ORIGIN England | United Kingdom PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Mid 19th century DATE Circa 1860 DIMENSIONS Width 36.5 Depth 19 Height 1.5...
DETAILS A fine square vintage decorative Chinese serving tray with leaf carved detail in the pale green jadeite stone sides. COLOR(S) Green, brown PLACE OF ORIGIN China | East Asia DATE 20th century DIMENSIONS Width 11.25 Depth 11.25 Height 2 inches CONDITION Note: shrinkage crack (sides of the wooden tray bottom).
DETAILS A fine antique Chinese porcelain bowl with unusual famille rose palette with floral decoration. The inner bottom is a family scene and the outer decoration of the bowl is orange, ochre and brown rose raised detail. PLACE OF ORIGIN China | East Asia MARKS Unmarked PERIOD Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) DATE 19th century DIMENSIONS Width 8.75 Depth 7 Height 2.75 inches
DETAILS An antique intarsia, Art Nouveau rectangular wooden tray by Emile Galle, with figured wood veneer inlay, gallery edge and two handles. It features an inlaid seascape sea shore scene with moored sailboats and a bird taking flight from the beach. MAKER Emile Galle (French, 1846-1904), (Studio: 1873-1936) MARKS Inlaid signature (lower right): Galle. PERIOD Late 19th/early 20th century DATE...
DETAILS An antique, Art Nouveau table top by Emile Galle, with figured wood inlay, of rectangular form with floral scene. MAKER Emile Galle (French, 1846-1904), (Studio: 1873-1936) MARKS Inlaid signature (lower right): Galle. PERIOD Late 19th/early 20th century DATE Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Width 16.75 Depth 14.75 Height 0.25 inches BROWSE RELATED PRODUCTS
DETAILS New England dockside maritime scene with moored rowboat and sailboat. Matted and framed. PROVENANCE Former collection Meghan Candler Gallery (Vero Beach, FL, 2002-). MAKER Charles Camille Gruppe (American, 1928-2019) MARKS Signed (lower left): C. Gruppe. Gallery label (on reverse). DATE Late 20th century DIMENSIONS Width 34.5 Depth 1.25 Height 31.5 inches Sight: Width 24.75 Height 21.75 inches
DETAILS An antique figural mantel clock in cast spelter with a bronze finish. After sculptor Emile Laporte, the statue is modelled as a male figure statue with a sword raised overhead. Together with key and pendulum. TITLE Vainqueur STYLE Neoclassical PLACE OF ORIGIN France | Europe MAKER Clock: Baillon St. Quentin (France) | Sculpture: after Emile Laporte (French 1858–1907) |...