EditorialArmchair made of ash wood, seat made of matt straw. The legs are connected at the top by four, at the bottom by three rungs, everything with twisted sections. The upper front apron is flat with a braided band, the under-anticipation closes recessed in ...
EditorialBronze statuette of a standing male figure, Late Archaic?Early Classical, ca. 500?450 B.C., Campanian or South Italian Greek, Bronze, Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (24.8 x 6 x 6 cm), Bronzes, The statuette is a rare and unusual sculpture best desc...
EditorialRichard Humphreys, the Boxer, Oil on canvas, 55 3/4 x 44 1/4 in. (141.6 x 112.4 cm), Paintings, John Hoppner (British, London 1758?1810 London), Boxing, well known in antiquity, was revived in England in the eighteenth century and afforded entertainmen...
Editorial[La Comtesse d?collet?e; Roses mousseuses], 1861?67, Salted paper print from glass negative, 44.8 x 29.2 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822?1913), This enlargement, made from the same negative as , was printed lig...
EditorialBronze statuette of a standing male figure, Late Archaic?Early Classical, ca. 500?450 B.C., Campanian or South Italian Greek, Bronze, Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (24.8 x 6 x 6 cm), Bronzes, The statuette is a rare and unusual sculpture best desc...
EditorialTurf Basket, round, slightly convex in anticipation of split wicker, the technique seemed fine work. Natural colored toes are interspersed with black-stained toes. On the edge two handles. The basket is filled with real turf. About 1676, wicker peat, h...
EditorialTo The Rescue; L. Passini; 1878; Children, children rescuing a doll from the water; crying; river bank; mother; anxiety; anticipation; tension.