Champion Rifleman – Tireur Federal from Costumes Suisses
Elegant late 19th century lithograph illustrating the winner of a national marksman’s content and the Swiss national sport of target
Author: WCL
Precursor of Bicycle: Pedestrian Hobbyhorse or Pedestrian Curricle
Aquatint engraving circa 1820 from Ackermann’s Repository entitled Pedestrian Hobbyhorse. An elegant gentleman rides one of the “pedestrian curricles” patented
Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII
Antique engraving by Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands Original
Paul Rosner – Small Pastel Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
Pastel of a seated woman is the work of the German artist Paul Rosner (1875 Eibenstock/Erzgeb. – München 1956). Annotation:
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Cornucopia of Fruit and Vegetables
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed as a lavish cornucopia of fruit and vegetables Dimensions: 32 x
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Adorned with Instruments of War
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed armor, helmets, shields and other armaments and instruments of war. Dimensions:
Burnacini Baroque Chariot or Composed of Birds
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed a wide variety of birds. Dimensions: 32 x 40 cm
Burnacini Baroque Chariot or Carriage Composed of Sea Creatures
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed of fish and shellfish – treasures of the sea. Dimensions: 32
Paul-Andre Robert – Red Admiral or Vulkan Butterfly on an Aster Flower
Original watercolor painting by Swiss artist Paul-Andre Robert showing a red admiral butterfly – (Vanessa atalanta, Le Vulcain, Admiral, or
Darly Caricature: The Fruit Stall
Engraving by Matthew and Mary Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle entitled “Fruit Stall” – Dated July 11, 1777. Copies
Oh Heigh Oh – 1776 Darly Caricature: A Woman from the Ohio Country
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle seen from the back, and embellished with plumes. Entitled
The Flower Garden – 18th Century Caricature by Matthew and Mary Darly
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman in profile, with a towering coiffure, adorned by a flower garden
Wigs – Rococo Period Caricature by Mary and Matthew Darly
Amusing caricature print by Matthew (and?) Mary Darly showing the heads of 14 aristocratic gentlemen in the fashionable wigs of
Belle Epoque Beauty in a Hat – Portrait of a Woman, unsigned
Beautiful Belle Epoque style oil on canvas of an elegant woman in a large hat. Attractively framed. The work is
Hedwig OEHRING Portrait of a Bavarian Man in a Green Hat
Hedwig Oehring Charming small portrait of a Bavarian Farmer in a Green Hat Few details are known about Hedwig Oehring,
Heinrich Nuesslein – No 25 – Sublime Spirits
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Untitled, Numbered 25 – Lengthy complex annotation on the back. The last sentence reads:
Heinrich Nuesslein – Untitled – Chapel in a Forest
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Not signed or numbered Heinrich Nüsslein insisted that he was not an artist, but
Heinrich Nuesslein – Die Quelle – The Source
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Signed on the reverse with the title “Die Quelle des Lichtes & des Wachtums”
Portrait of Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius – Martin Chladni – Small copperplate engraving
Small copperplate potrait of the Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius or Martin Chladni (October 25, 1669 Kremnitz – September 12, 1725,
Seesaw – Woodblock Print by Fritz Urban Welti
Small woodblock print illustrating a seesaw of good and evil in the vast universe – New Year woodblock print by
Suspended on a Star – 1954 Woodblock Print by Fritz Urban Welti
Rich in symbolism, this 1954 New Year woodblock print by Fritz Urban Welti shows a child suspended on a star