Jean Baptiste Le Prince 'Chaumiére au bord d'une fleuve'

An early 19th century maple framed reverse glass silhouette painting of Nelson's flagship Victory. Silhouette reverse glass paintings were popular...

The picture retains its original gilt frame. The image is rendered in a mixture of silkwork and hand painted decoration and depicts the injured traveler on the roadside being aided by the Samaritan while the Levite and the Priest are seen in the distance. This parable is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.' Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?" This work is vastly bigger than 19th century silkwork pictures...

A 1930s English Art Deco floral basket carved wood polychrome decorated wall hanging or appliqué. This very decorative hand carved wall hanging is fashioned as a gilded basket ove...

Charming vintage Ersari rug. Two rows of large elephant foot design on a wonderful copper red ground with various abrushes and changes of colour that give t...

In the French Hepplewhite style. The undulating padded back and over-scrolled ends with padded sides above three deep squab cushions with a wavy seat rail, o...

This modern design carpet woven with an Ushak weave a production piece. The use of high-quality handspun wool and natural dyes has given a feel and look to this rug that will be hard...

A black ink and sepia wash drawing by French artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince of a classical scene of Roman soldiers with camel signed and dated lower left. T...

Art Deco etching by Paul Jouvé depicting an Oriental scenery. Made in France Circa: 1933 Signature: Jouvé.

Two-faced drawing. Studies of characters and harbor scene. With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon. Ink a...

Framed gouache on paper drawing by Jean-Jacques Blot. Signed: "Jean Blot 88".

Framed gouache on paper drawing by Jean-Jacques Blot. Signed: "Jean Blot 88".

Framed gouache on paper drawing by Jean-Jacques Blot. Signed: "Jean Blot 88".