Folky 19th century English painting of game cock and hens. Professionally cleaned, excellent condition. The frame measures 50 inches wide by 37.5 inches high. The painting measures 43 inches wide by 30.5 inches high. Signed S. H. Stapleyux.

large oil on canvas by Raoul Maucherat de Longlpre circa 1890. The floral still life painting is signed at lower right. Beautiful mound of roses and lilacs with a Chinese porcelain jar, a fan, and a bracelet. The painting measures 30 x 38 inches. Professionally cleaned and restored to its original vibrant colors. This is one of the largest works by the artist. Ask ART bio: Raoul Victor Maurice Maucherat de Longpré 1843-1911. Raoul Victor Maurice Maucherat de Longpré was a masterful painter whose floral still lifes combine botanical accuracy with artistic acumen. Born in Paris on 2nd December 1843, the son of Jean-Marie-Antoine-Victor and Marie-Thérèse née Pinchaud de Longpré, he came from a strong artistic family whose younger brother Paul Gaston (1855-1911) also distinguished himself as a floral painter.

George Raab French landscape watercolor on paper. Frame measures 16" x 13"; image 10" x 6.5". Raab was a painter and printmaker, born in Wisconsin in 1866 and died in 1943. He studied at the Wisconsin Art Institute in Milwaukee, the Weimar Art Academy in Weimar, Germany, and at the Colarossi Art School in Paris, France. He taught at the Milwaukee Art Students League, and was a member of the Milwaukee Art Commission and the Milwaukee Art Association (now the Milwaukee Art Museum). In 1917, he received the Milwaukee Art Institute Painter's Award Medal. He became Educational Director of the Springfield Art Institute, the director of the Decatur Art Institute, and Director and Lecturer of Fine Arts at Milliken University.

Pair of antique Chinese export paintings of insects: butterflies, beetles and dragonflies. Circa 1840. Painted on pith paper, a delicate and porous paper composed of the inner pith of the rice paper tree. Original condition. Minor tear in one. These paintings were the rage in China in the 1840's because their small size allowed tourists to pack them in their luggage. Frame dimensions: 12.5" x 16".

Abstract gouache painting attributed to Alan Waldie (English, 1940-2016). This painting was purchased from a double exhibit for Mr. Waldie and Michael Getgood at West Stoke House, Chichester, West Sussex. Excellent condition, professionally framed. The frame measures 12 x 15 inches and the painting measures 5.5 x 7.5 inches. From a Lyme, CT, estate.