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Portrait of a Swiss Farmer Smoking a Pipe

Portrait of a Swiss Farmer Smoking a Pipe

Beautiful early 20th Century watercolor of a Swiss farmer in profile smoking a pipe as he leans on a fence. We do not know the author of the work. It is signed A.J.M. lower right. Dimensions: 22 X 25 cm.

April 30 2009 | Posted in 20th Century, Fine Art, Paintings, Portraits, Ski Chalet / Alpine Decor, Switzerland, Watercolor | Read More »

Vase in the Form of a Carp – China

Vase in the Form of a Carp – China

Tall elegant ceramic vase in the form of a Chinese Carp. A dramatic decorative piece from China, probably early 20th Century. Green/Yellow glaze over sandcolored earthenware.

April 30 2009 | Posted in 20th Century, Bedroom/Bath, Ceramics, Chinese, Living / Dining Room, Objets d'Art | Read More »

Pair of 19th Century Window Valances

Pair of 19th Century Window Valances

Pair of beautiful 19th Century Window Valances
Louis XV style – These are known as cantonnières in French.
Wonderful decorative finish over a window, doorway, or even a bed.
Dimensions:
Interior width 150 wide x 16 deep x 23 high
Exterior width 160 (outside to outside edges)
Height – 23 cm from the bottom edge of the valence to the top [...]

April 30 2009 | Posted in 19th Century, Bedroom/Bath, Living / Dining Room, Louis XV | Read More »

Portrait of a Bernese Beauty – Miniature, Swiss, 19th Century

Portrait of a Bernese Beauty – Miniature, Swiss, 19th Century

Very Fine 19th Century Miniature: Portrait of a beautiful bernese woman dressed in black and holding a book. Beautifully mounted in a velvet surround and burled wood frame.

April 16 2009 | Posted in 19th Century, Biedermeier, Fine Art, Miniatures, Portraits | Read More »

Albert Lindegger or Lindi – Fantastic Animal, Engraving

Albert Lindegger or Lindi – Fantastic Animal, Engraving

Fantastic Beast
Engraving – Numbered 27/30
Signed in Pencil lower right and dated 19[73].
Albert Lindegger, known as Lindi (14 September 1904 – 14 October 1991) was a Swiss painter and illustrator, known for his political satires and for his fantastic subjects.
Born in Berne, Lindi studied in Paris, at the Académie André Lhote.[2]
During the second World War, Lindegger [...]

April 16 2009 | Posted in 20th Century, Artist's Prints, Fantasy, Fine Art | Read More »

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