Venice

William H. Jobbins (British, fl. 1872-1886)

Oil on canvas, signed and located: “Venice/(18)80” and retaining a paper gallery label on the reverse.

Provenance: Frost & Reed, London.

Jobbins was born in Nottingham, England, in 1836. He became a landscape painter in the best English School tradition. In 1872, he began exhibiting at both the Royal Academy and the New Watercolours Academy. His paintings shown at the Royal Academy featured scenes from Venice. He also...

Framed: 12 1/4" x 13.5---image size: 7" x 8 1/4" pen and ink on paper.

Good quality gilt-bronze three-light sconces, rich patina, 17.5" high, 19" wide. Not electified (easy to wire if desired.)

"Chalcophasis Sclateri"--good color. Old maple frame and newly matted and backed. 26" x 34"--the price is less if you don't want my frame and mat.

Antique Chippendale style chest on chest in mahogany having a cove molded cornice with rosewood inlay above a series of graduated drawers with line inlay; the top case with canted, fluted corners, the bottom case raised on ogee molded feet. English, circa 1840.

*Provenance: From the Estate of Marshall Coyne, Washington D.C.

Height: 72”
Width: 42”
Depth: 21”

Great Falls of the Potomac

William Triplett Davis
(American, 19th/20th Century)

Oil on canvas, signed and dated “1908”.

Provenance: from the Estate of Virgil McMahan.

Illustrated: The Artists of Washington, DC 1796-1996 by McMahan, page 57.

A “native son” of Washington, DC, Davis was born and educated in the city before establishing his professional career. Beginning with his education, he studied both at the Corcoran School of Art and under the tute...

I have a pretty large group of these--some of them framed and matted. Some still unframed, like this "Banded Goatsucker." Do these birds still exist? God's variety is surely fascinating!!

Chevalier with Dog

Johann Hamza (Austrian, 1850-1927)

Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1880” and located “Wein”.

A student at the Academy of Fine Art of Vienna, Hamza studied under Edward von Engerth. A highly skilled and technically gifted painter, he favored genre scenes set in a Rococo environment. In particular, he was known for his depictions of chevaliers and royalty. He exhibited in Vienna, Dresden, Munich and London where he won a gold medal in 1891.

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The Thames at Windsor

H. East (British, fl.c.1890-1920)

Oil on canvas, signed.

Active around the turn of the century, East was a prolific painter who favored rural scenes and landscapes. In his lifetime, his works were never publicly exhibited. However, over time, they have found their way into numerous private collections. His work has been compared favorably with that of Daniel Sherrin.

East is listed in Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists Working 1880-195...

I bought a near complete folio of these military engravings, 1704 with original title page. I'll sell them one at a time or in multiples. Each page size 14" x 19" approx.

Currently unframed, 20" x 16".

The Rainbow, Pevera

William Joseph J.C. Bond (British, 1835-1926)

Oil-on-canvas, signed and dated: "1889", and titled, signed and dated on the reverse.

A landscape and marine painter who worked well into the 20th century, Bond is still primarily defined as a 19th century artist. Although he began his career by painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style, he later turned to a more free style and took his greatest influence from JMW Turner. His passion for ships and the sea not only i...

Rouen & Rotterdam: a pair of paintings

Alfred Montague (English, fl. 1836-1870; d. 1883)

Oil on artist board, each signed lower right and titled on the reverse.

A talented artist, Montague was known for painting landscapes, town and coastal views. In addition to English locales, his paintings represented scenes in Holland and France indicating that he must have traveled in Europe.
His exhibitions were all held in England. Included among the venues that displayed his art ...

White Persian Kitten and Mother

Karl Kahler (Austrian, born 1855)

Oil-on-canvas laid down, signed.

Karl Kahler, a genre painter was born 1855 at Linz. His debut as an artist was in 1880 at Berlin. He exhibited at Dresden, Munich, and Vienna. He traveled frequently, especially to Australia. He is listed in Benezit's Dictionnaire des Peintres.

Painting: 29.25" x 24"
Frame: 34.75" x 29.25"

About 24" wide and 38" high, in four parts.

View on the Conway

Oil-on-canvas, signed and dated: (18)90.

Benjamin Williams Leader was born in Worcester on March 12, 1831. He was the son of E. Leader Williams. He reversed his second and his surname to distinguish himself from the Williams family of artists. Leader was a painter of landscapes and costal scenes in oil. He studied at the Worcester School of Design and at the Royal Academy in 1853. He exhibited at the Royal Academy regularly from 1854; won a gold medal at t...

Landscapes with Figures - A Pair of Paintings

Oils on oak panel.

Baets is listed in E. Bénézit's, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs and in Thieme/Becker's, Allegemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zu Gegenwart.

Painting size: 9.5" x 12.25"
Frame size: 19" x 21.5"

[BIO]: Thieme-Becker also says that he was active in Antwerp at 1700 and married the sister of J.P. vanBauerscheit.

Horse and Trainer at a Jump

Oil-on-canvas, signed. There is a smaller version of this painting illustrated in ...British Equestrian Artists on pg. 186.

Provenance: The Jockey Club, Washington, D.C.

Davis' inclination toward his subject matter was an inevitable result of having been born to a family defined by fox-hunting. Davis' father was the huntsman to George III private harriers. His brother Charles became a famous huntsman to the Royal Buckhounds serving the Royal Fa...