They look like steel plate engravings and, as mentioned, are probably from a book. Searching all 3 names together returns several results that...
I think there was a German company called Zell that might be worth looking at.
From this: https://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_de_Bourcard&prev=search I'd guess Francesco...
If you like it for itself, it will look good with a nice frame, but if you want it for resale, I doubt there's any room for profit.
The second canvas might mean that the painting has been relined,which means that someone took a deteriorated old canvas and stuck it onto a new...
The taste for apple-red cheeks comes and goes. Take a look at Pinky... she looks fevered.
Not so sure about the blue cast in this case. It's true that's reds seem to be the most fugitive colors and fade away first, but in this case the...
You could check museums sites like the Smithsonian, or Met to see if they have early Americana departments. If they do, you could contact them...
First impression is maybe early 19th C. The people who know fashion might have a better idea. This area looks fragile to me - maybe a bit of...
The nature of the wrinkles makes me ask: are you sure it's not vellum? I don't even know who to suggest might have sufficient expertise. @James...
A little bit of work went into that! Beautiful.
Given the context, the pot itself is likely meant to be ceramic, but given the color it looks glass. So, long shot here, @Cherryhill @janetpjohn...
I think it's charming and have no problem imagining it to be mid-19th C. I'm not seeing the lines to suggest it's a colored print.
Shows up regularly. The thing that has me asking, "Can I afford one of them?"
So far as the color of the glass is concerned: I believe that the intent was to have it appear black. Had they wanted it to appear amethyst, they...
The decoration looks decal rather than hand paint and may have been added by a company other than the maker of the glass. The first maker I check...
agree that it's a factory painting
They had good reason to leave it.
The Rhode Island School of Design should certainly be questioning the qualifications of their appraiser. Lets hope it wasn't a staff member who...
Is the BP really 28%? Is that true for everything on liveauctioneers? That would make the premium $7000 on a $25K purchase. It's obviously a...
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