Beautiful late 17th Century original biblical scene. An angel accompanies a young man and his dog on their path home. ...

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Beautiful original watercolor by the Swiss artist Pierre Chatillon. (La Chaux de Fonds 1885-1974 Bern) Canal scene in a Flemish City. Signed lower left Additional works by Pierre Chatillon var addthis_pub = 'genevawendy'; var addthis_brand = 'Village Antiques';var addthis_language...

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Antique Engraving of the City of Geneva Switzerland in the 17th Century showing the fortified walls of the city at that time. Copperplate Engraving - Matthias Merian the Elder - from Topographie Helvetiae first...

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This work comes from the collection of Witold Grunbaum (1921-2007), a former director of Philip Morris. Grunbaum traveled frequently to Africa, and in particular spent a good deal of time in Nigeria....

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Chen Furong is an modern peasant painter working at the Jinshan Artist's Colony....

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Late 19th or early 20th Century oil on canvas. An earlier owner of this work has written on the canvas frame on the back that they believe the painting to have been...

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Sculpture

Commemorative Head in the Style of the Bini, Nigeria – Wood Sculpture »

Commemorative Head in the Style of the Bini, Nigeria – Wood Sculpture This work comes from the collection of Witold Grunbaum (1921-2007), a former director of Philip Morris. Grunbaum traveled frequently to Africa, and in particular spent a good...

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Featured Fine Art

Attributed to Markus Dinkel – Antique Watercolor Portrait of Girl from Zug – Zuger Trachtenmädchen »

Attributed to Markus Dinkel – Antique Watercolor Portrait of Girl from Zug – Zuger Trachtenmädchen

Markus Dinkel ((Eicken 1762 - 1832. Bern) was a portraitist specialized in Swiss costumes. He is one...

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Vinzenz Daxelhofer (Dax) – “Reisen” (Traveling) – Mixed Media on Board »

Vinzenz Daxelhofer (Dax) – “Reisen” (Traveling) – Mixed Media on Board

Mixed media on Board entitled “Reisen” (Traveling) Dated 1989 on the reverse. 127 X 123 cm Swiss artist Vinzenz Daxelhofer,...

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Canal Scene in Venice – Franco dei Rossi »

Canal Scene in Venice – Franco dei Rossi

View of a Canal in Venice Soft blues and rose tones in shimmering summer sunlight. A native of Venice,...

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Hermann Scherer – Woodcut – Expressionist Hillside »

Hermann Scherer – Woodcut – Expressionist Hillside

Woodcut Posthumously Printed from the Original Woodcuts and Artist's Paper Stock. Limited Edition of 70. Scherer was a...

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Lowell Nesbitt – Blue Iris »

Lowell Nesbitt – Blue Iris

This original painting is a fine example of Lowell Nesbitt's work. Like the work of the famous...

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Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles »

Cuzco School Painting Madonna of the Miracles Painting of crucifix on reverse. The figure of the madonna is surrounded by three ex voto style scenes of miracles at which she appears to rescue or give solace to the victim. The reverse is a dark and somewhat frighting vision of a cross, with a figure from a religious brotherhood in...

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Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles

Antique Steel Engraving of Leuk in the Swiss Valais Region – C. Huber / J. Geisser »

Beautiful antique steel engraving of the town of Leuk - Loueche in the Valais region of Switzerland. J. Giesser del / C. Huber sc. - Published by the Verlag S. W. Albrecht ...

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Antique Steel Engraving of Leuk in the Swiss Valais Region – C. Huber / J. Geisser

Original Gouache on Parchement dated 1695 – Accompanying Angel »

Beautiful late 17th Century original biblical scene. An angel accompanies a young man and his dog on their path home. ...

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Original Gouache on Parchement dated 1695 – Accompanying Angel

Old Master Engraving by Carl Gustav Amling – Autumn »

Carl Gustav Amling After Peter Candid (Candido) “Autumnus” – Autumn Engraving dated 1698 Dimensions: 31.5 X 20 cm This allegory of Autumn comes from a series of twenty-two plates by engraved circa 1700 by the celebrated German artist and printmaker Carl Gustav Amling from the famous gobelin tapestries in the palace at Munich designed by Candido. The...

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Old Master Engraving by Carl Gustav Amling – Autumn

Pair of Baroque Style Sculpted Wooden Mirrors (Sold) »

Matching set of two beautiful sculpted wood Baroque style Mirrors Formed like Cartouches, they are decorated in classic Baroque style with leaves and volutes. Dimensions: 49 x 75 cm Condition:  There are some repairs, signs of wear and a few minor missing pieces.  Antique glass.  Great Patina. SOLD var addthis_pub = 'genevawendy'; var addthis_brand = 'Village Antiques';var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options...

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Pair of Baroque Style Sculpted Wooden Mirrors (Sold)

Prints & Maps

Geneva in the 17th Century with City Fortifications by Matthias Merian the Elder

Geneva in the 17th Century with City Fortifications by Matthias Merian the Elder »

Antique Engraving of the City of Geneva Switzerland in the 17th Century showing the fortified walls of the city at that time. Copperplate Engraving - Matthias Merian the Elder - from...

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Expressionism

Colorful Expressionist Landcape – Artist Unknown

Colorful Expressionist Landcape – Artist Unknown »

We  have been unable to determine the name of the artist who created this beautiful expressionist scene of village houses and gardens. There is a partial painting of an expressionist scene...

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Folk Art

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