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Marcantonio Raimondi Serpent Speaking to a Young Man c1505 Item # 5500 Click HERE to inquire about this item Early engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi. Raimondi was born in 1402 near Bologna. He studied with painter and jeweler Francesco Francia. His first dated print is Piramus and Thisbe, c1505. He was in Venice by 1506, and arrived in Rome before 1510. There, he engraved (probably) for Baviera, Raphael's print entrepreneur. He began his shop about 1515 with his wife and students, most notably Marco Dente da Ravenna, Agostino Veneziano and the Maestro del Dado. After the Sack of Rome in 1527, in which he lost everything, it is believed that he moved to Mantua and then Bologna, where he was recorded as dead by 1534. This image Serpent Speaking to a Young Man, is among his earliest engravings, done circa 1505. Measures 10 and three eighths inches by 8 and one half inches. This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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Eleanor Hyde maritime scene oil on board c1863 Item # 5553 Click HERE to inquire about this item European oil on board harbor scene signed Eleanor Hyde 1863. This antique maritime painting is in its original frame that measures 20 and one half inches by 14 and one half inches. The oil painting measures 19 by 13 inches. This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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William Bailey framed drawing of a young woman 1962 Item # 5554 Click HERE to inquire about this item William Bailey framed drawing of a young woman 1962. This drawing measures 8 by 9 inches and is in a 14 and one half by 13 and one inch frame. Signed lower right. William Bailey was born in 1930 and is an important American artist. One of his still life paintings titled "Still Life with Slate Green Wall" sold at Sotheybys in NY on March 3 1989 for $137,500. To learn more aboutartist William Bailey please go to this link http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bailey.html This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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Emile Perboyre oil painting on canvas Franco Prussian War c1870 Item # 5559 Click HERE to inquire about this item PERBOYRE, Paul Emile Leon (1851-1929) This oil painting on canvas depicts Cavalry in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 visiting a village for food and water. The frame measures 23 by 27 inches and the painting measures 15 by 19 inches. Excellent original condition. There is pencil writing on the reverse along with a paper label and an impressed mark on the stretcher. The painting is framed under glass which looks to be original. This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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China trade Southern Cross of Liverpool oil on canvas c1857 Item # 5651 Click HERE to inquire about this item Period antique China trade oil on canvas of the merchant ship Southern Cross of Liverpool, circa 1857, H. Manly, Commander. This particular type of sailing ship is called a barque. It is shown sailing into Hong Kong port with Hawks Peak in the background. The barque has gun ports painted on its sides, although it does not have any cannon. These ships were so painted to deceive marauding pirates. If pirates believed a ship was manned with cannon, they were were much less likely to attack it. This painting has been cleaned and mounted in a period appropriate museum copy frame and museum stretcher. This item is in our online price guide and is not available for sale

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