item name: St. Peter's Illuminated By Fireworks

item description: Gouache over etched outline. In the 18th century, great events and holidays were celebrated with an Illumination, where buildings and monuments were strung with fireworks and torches. This gouache shows the Basilica of St. Peter, the Piazza and Bernini’s Colonnade outlined with fireworks against the night sky. Painted as a Grand Tour souvenir for a French visitor to Rome. Inscribed “S. Pierre au vatican de nuit avec la luminade de fiaccole” in pen and ink on the reverse. Provenance: Phillip's, London.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
10" H X 16" W
25.4cm H X 40.6cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
16" H X 22.5" W
40.6cm H X 57.1cm W

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item name: Horatius at the Bridge By Artist Ludwig Pfau, C.1650

item description: Tin-glazed faience stove tile by Ludwig Pfau, c.1650. The Pfau family operated a famous maiolica workshop in Winterthur, Switzerland in the 17th century and produced maiolica decorated with scenes from antiquity and religious history. New York's Metropolitan Museum has a complete stove made of these tiles showing the life of Christ and various saints. Ours illustrates an event in the history of ancient Rome. The unglazed back of the tile has raised ribs characteristic of stove tiles. Provenance: New York private collection.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Tile
17" H X 13" W
43.2cm H X 33cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
22" H X 18" W
55.9cm H X 45.7cm W

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item name: Greek Icon of All Saints

item description: The Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena join all the saints in Heaven, whose boundary is represented by the light blue circle. The ancient Byzantine traditions persist in this fine example. Tempera and gold on wood. From a private collection, Bronxville, New York.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
11.75" H X 9.25" W
29.8cm H X 23.5cm W

price: $3,250

item name: A Mediterranean Port by Claude Joseph Vernet (Avignon 1714 – 1789 Paris)

item description: Vernet was so well regarded for his coastal scenes that Louis Xv commissioned him to paint a series of views of the ports of France. He traveled from 1753 until 1762 to accomplish this project. The picturesque port is a common theme in Vernet's work. inscribed “Vernet” on the reverse in pencil. Marked “Claude Joseph Vernet” on the original mount. provenance: From a New York estate

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Drawing
9" H X 14.25" W
22.9cm H X 36.2cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
15" H X 21" W
38.1cm H X 53.3cm W

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