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Kabuki Actor on a Boat under Cherry Blossoms – Utagawa Kunisada I

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 WCL 1685 Views Japanese Woodblock, Kunisada, Utagawa Kunisada I

Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川国貞 (1786-1865) was one of the most successful and prolific Japanese woodblock printmakers, and was particularly known

19th Century Fine Art Fine Art Prints Japanese Woodcut

Kunichika – Japanese Woodblock Print – Two Kabuki Figures

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 WCL 2766 Views Japan, Japanese, woodblock

Ukiyo-e Woodblock by Kunichika (1835-1900) Toyohara Kunichika was born in the Kyobashi district of Tokyo in 1835. His original name

20th Century Expressionist Fine Art Living Room Modern Oil Paintings Swiss

Garden on Flobotstrasse Zurich – Large Colorful Expressionist Oil dated 1952

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1743 Views Zurich

Striking large format oil on canvas annotated “Garden at Flobotstrasse [old town Zuerich] – May 1952 The painting is signed

20th Century Fine Art Oil Paintings Portraits Realism Swiss

Swiss Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a Church Doorway with Rosary and Hymnal

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1959 Views

Old woman in a church doorway with a red book – possibly a hymnal, bible or prayer book – and

19th Century Chalet Style Fine Art Landscape Living Room Oil Paintings Realism Swiss Swiss Landscapes Switzerland

Traditional 19th Century Swiss Landscape with Old Mill and Alpine Scenes

May 3, 2020 WCL 2367 Views

Large late 19th Century traditional Swiss landscape with an old mill and alpine scenery. Dimensions: For local sale and pick

20th Century Antiques Dogs Fireplace Living Room Objets d'Art

Charming Vintage Wooden Firescreen with Portrait of a Spaniel

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1094 Views

Vintage firescreen with Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This lovingly hand painted piece is most likely an amateur artist’s portrait of

Indonesia

Vintage Balinese Kamasan Painting

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 WCL 1355 Views

Vintage Balinese painting in a traditional Kamasan or Wayang style. Kamasan paintings present visual narratives of the Hindu-Javanese epics and

Blue and White Ceramics Chinese

Beautiful Large Blue and White Chinese Style Decorative Platter

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 WCL 690 Views

Beautiful large blue and white decorative serving platter. The piece has crazing and some cracks but would make a wonderfully

20th Century Fine Art Modern Oil Paintings Swiss

Boulevard Georges Favon Geneva Winter Scene by G. Bevilacqua

May 2, 2020May 7, 2020 WCL 1320 Views cityscape, Geneva

Winter street scene by Geneva School arist G. Bevilacqua. The canvas is unsigned and there are several small holes at

17thCentury Fine Art Oil Paintings Portraits

Detail of an 18th Century Portrait of Genevieve Blanchot

April 13, 2020June 3, 2020 WCL 1697 Views

Private Collection This elegant 18th Century oil on canvas of a beautiful dark-haired woman is either a period copy of

Antique Prints History Swiss Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Topographical

Laurenz Halder – Zuerich: Two Antique Engravings Circa 1790

April 13, 2020August 21, 2020 WCL 802 Views Zurich

Laurenz Halder Laurenz Halder (1765-1821) was a mapmaker and engraver from St. Gallen who was also active in Zuerich. These

16thCentury Antique Prints Militaria

16th Century Woodblock – Augsburg Knights Rebing and Saettelin Families (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1086 Views Christoph Weiditz II. Augsburg, militaria

Fabulous 16th century woodblock prints of knights from the famous noble families of Augsburg.

16thCentury Antique Prints German History Militaria

Paul Hector Mair’s Knights of Augsburg – from a 1580 Book on the Great Families of Augsburg (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1812 Views birds, Christoph Weiditz II. Augsburg, militaria, ornithology

Knight of Augsburg Circa 1580 Pages 9 and 10 16th Century Woodblock prints from Paul Hector Mair’s “Geschlechter Buch ..der

Antique Prints History

Knights of Augsburg – Mattheus Schoellenberger – 16th Century Woodcut (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 1542 Views armor, Augsburg, militaria

16th Century Woodblock prints from Paul Hector Mair’s “Geschlechter Buch ..der .. Statt Augspurg.” Published in Frankfurt am Main by

17thCentury Antique Prints History Militaria Topographical

Late 17th Century View of Derbent on the Caspian Sea by Olfert Dapper

April 13, 2020May 14, 2020 WCL 1107 Views Persian Empire, Russia

Fascinating 17th Century view of the fortifications at Derbent in Dagestan, Russia by Olfert Dapper.

18th Century Antique Prints Architecture British History

Whitehall – 18th Century Engraving of the Royal Banqueting House

April 13, 2020November 20, 2021 WCL 1347 Views architecture

18th Century engraving of the Royal Banqueting House of Whitehall in London.

19th Century Antique Prints Naval / Nautical Topographical

The Port of New Orleans in 1850 – Antique Steel Engraving

April 13, 2020June 20, 2020 WCL 1152 Views New Orleans, port, ships

New Orleans in the mid 19th Century Antique steel engraving – Germany, circa 1850 Condition: Excellent Dimensions: 23 X 18

17thCentury Antique Prints History Militaria

1697 Engraving of The Swedish Capture of Helsingor Castle at Cronborg

April 13, 2020May 13, 2020 WCL 935 Views birds, ornithology

Battle at Kronborg Castle, Helsingor Dramatic View of the Swedish conquest of Kronborg (Helsingor Castle) in 1658 engraved after a

19th Century Antique Prints Architecture History

The Capital Building in Washington with its Original Dome – 1851 – German Steel Engraving

April 13, 2020June 20, 2020 WCL 1077 Views birds, ornithology

Original antique engraving entitled “Das Capitol in Washington” This fascinating antique German steel engraving shows the United States Capitol Building

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch Horses

Stadanus – Albanus – Engraving from Later Edition of Equile

April 13, 2020April 9, 2022 WCL 85 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

Stradanus / Jan Van der Straet – Later Reprint Albanus – Albanian Horse A later (probably 18th Century) reprint from

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch Horses

Stadanus – Appulus – Engraving from Later Edition of Equile

April 13, 2020April 9, 2022 WCL 76 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

Appulus – a Horse from Puglia, Italy from a later edition – possibly an 18th Century Reprint – of Equile by Stradanus.