Still Life by Severin Roesen
Still Life by Severin RoesenSigned and dated S. ROESEN 1855 lower center. Oil on canvas mounted on aluminum Original oval interior frame, outer frame an early replacement. 30.5"h x 25"w (sight); 39.25"h x 34"w (framed). An early and fine still life by the master,...
Sir Walter Raleigh Tobacco Trade Figure
Sir Walter Raleigh Tobacco Trade Figure Attributed to Samuel Robb (1851-1928)Paint on white pine79” highCirca 1884 This figure is an extremely rare form in 19th century tobacco trade figures and represents the highest level of tobacco trade carving in America. Retains...
VIEW OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
VIEW OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA By John O OsborneOil on canvasSigned: J.O. Osborne/September/185032” x 46” This scene depicts a view of a couple overlooking the town of New Brighton, Pennsylvania and the Beaver River with the Allegheny Mountains in the background...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY VALENTINE URTELIG
TALL CASE CLOCK BY VALENTINE URTELIG Reading, Berks County PA Walnut, 8-day moon dial with rare alarm mechanismCirca 1770H: 97.5”; W: 19”; D: 11”Outstanding condition, retaining three original finials. Valentine Urletig (1724-1783) was the earliest known clockmaker...
CARVED WALNUT TALL CASE ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR CLOCK MADE FOR J.S. TOWNSEND OF CHICAGO, “THE RAILROADER’S JEWELER”
CARVED WALNUT TALL CASE CLOCKMovement likely George Jones, New York, Manufactured for J.S. Townsend of Chicago, IllinoisCase attributed to New YorkWalnut, hornCirca 1880Height: 126 inches. W: 42”; D: 18” Provenance:Dr. Moses B. Alter and Floy Gertrude (Peacock) Alter,...
THE SNOWDEN FAMILY ARMCHAIR
THE SNOWDEN FAMILY ARMCHAIR PhiladelphiaMahoganySeat reupholstered by Mullen Upholstery, Kimberton PACirca 1790H: 38”; W: 27.5”; D: 21” Inscriptions: This chair descended from Elizabeth Snowden Pierson/sister if Joseph Snowden/who was the grandfather of Joseph Snowden...
ROCK POOL IN SPRING BY CHRISTIAN WALTER, PITTSBURGH
ROCK POOL IN SPRINGChristian Jacob Walter (1872-1938)Western PennsylvaniaOil on canvas42” x 54”Signed lower right: CHR WALTER 1911 A peaceful scene of three young girls by a rock pool within a larger arboreal landscape by the American Impressionist painter Christian...
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, BENJAMIN WEST (1738-1820)
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Unsigned, after Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Oil on panel Circa 1825 13.5” x 11.5” An oil on panel portrait after an 1810 portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. now at the Yale Center for British Art. American-born Benjamin West was one of the most...