Rare Documented Matching 19th C Parlor Portrait & Portrait Miniature Of Theophilus Parsons Chandler By New England Artist Albert Gallatin Hoit. Circa: 1845 Canvas Size: 23  More »

Rare Documented Matching 19th C Parlor Portrait & Portrait Miniature Of Theophilus Parsons Chandler By New England Artist Albert Gallatin Hoit. Circa: 1845 Canvas Size: 23 1/2" X 29 1/2" Original Classical Gilt Wood Frame: 32 1/2" X 38 1/2" & The Portrait Miniature Is 2 1/2" X 3" With Original Hair In Aperture On The Reverse. Both Items Are In Untouched Estate Condition Direct From The Family. A Rare Surviving Example Of An Artist Relationship With His Client In Completing Both Portrait & Portrait Miniature By The Same Attributed Artist:Albert Gallatin Hoit. The Large Portrait Is Signed A.G.H. (Lower Right) On Its Original Stretcher, With Original Gold Gilt Classical Shaped Frame & Portable Ivory Miniature. Both Paintings Have Original Frames. Identical Subject With Same Glasses, Clothes & Poses! Quite Rare To Survive Together! A.G. Hoit was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, December 13, 1809, to Gen. Daniel Hoit and Sally Flanders. Siblings included William Henry Hoit. Albert graduated from Dartmouth College in 1829. He married Susan Hanson in 1838; children included Anna M. Hoit. Hoit "devoted his life to portrait painting, first at Portland, Maine, in 1831, and then in Bangor and Belfast, Maine, and St. John's, New Brunswick until Boston, Mass., became his permanent home in 1839." He also travelled in Europe, "Oct. 1842 to July 1844, ... enjoying the galleries of art in Italy, Paris, and London." He created portraits of Pietro Bachi, Johanna Robinson Hazen, J. Eames, and others. He painted a portrait of Daniel Webster "for Paran Stevens, which hung for years in the Revere House, Boston, and now belongs to the Union League Club, New York." He was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association; and exhibited at the gallery of the New England Art Union in the 1850s. In 1848, he kept a studio on Tremont Row in Boston, and lived in Roxbury. By 1852, he'd moved his studio to Washington Street. He died in Jamaica Plain, December 18, 1856, at age 47. Works by A. G. Hoit are in the collection of the Sandwich Historical Society in New Hampshire; and the National Gallery of Canada. References ^ http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artist_e.jsp?iartistid=2473 ^ George Thomas Chapman. Sketches of the alumni of Dartmouth College: from the first graduation in 1771 to the present time, with a brief history of the institution. Cambridge, Mass.: Riverside Press, 1867. ^ Portraits of New Hampshire public men and others. New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 37, July 1883. ^ Chapman, 1867. ^ Yale College. History of the class of 1903. 1906. ^ Chapman, 1867. ^ Chapman, 1867. ^ Life portraits of Daniel Webster. McClure's Magazine, 1897; p.620. ^ City directory of Boston, 1848. ^ Boston Directory 1852. http://www.sandwichhistorical.org Stock # RT052501   « Less

Superb 19th Century Daniel Ridgeway Knight Oil Painting - Titled "Preparing The Meal" Signed: D.R. Knight, Paris, 77 (1877) Size Frame 18" X 21", Image Size: 11" X 13 1/2"  More »

Superb 19th Century Daniel Ridgeway Knight Oil Painting - Titled "Preparing The Meal" Signed: D.R. Knight, Paris, 77 (1877) Size Frame 18" X 21", Image Size: 11" X 13 1/2" Fresh from a private art collection in New Jersey. In an outstanding state of original preservation. Labeled original frame on front Daniiel Ridgeway Knight and an paper label on the reverse from Hammer Galleries 51 East 57th Street in N.Y.C. registered 15089 - 10 (American 1839 -1924) Overall excellent condition Stock # TL131   « Less

Fine 19th C Oil Painting By Artist: J. Ballavoine - "The Shepardess" Framed 21.5" X 28" and canvas is 14.5 X 21.5 in excellent condition recently consigned from a private  More »

Fine 19th C Oil Painting By Artist: J. Ballavoine - "The Shepardess" Framed 21.5" X 28" and canvas is 14.5 X 21.5 in excellent condition recently consigned from a private residence collection in New Jersey. In An Excellent State Of Preservation. Original Frame Stock # TL132   « Less

Superb 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of A Handsome Young Man Circa: 1835-1845. Original Period Gilt Wood Frame. Young Man Is Facing Left In A Pleasant 3/4 Poise With His  More »

Superb 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of A Handsome Young Man Circa: 1835-1845. Original Period Gilt Wood Frame. Young Man Is Facing Left In A Pleasant 3/4 Poise With His Left Hand Draped Over The Back Of A Chair Looking Straight At The Viewer. In A Superb State Of Preservation. Attributed Artist: Clarissa Peters Russell. Frame Measurements: 4 5/16" X 5"Stock # RT918002   « Less

Rare & Important 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of An Angelic Blond Young Girl Sitting On A Crimson Tuffed Cushion Holding A Sprig Of Flowers In One Hand And A Lattice  More »

Rare & Important 19th C American Portrait Miniature Of An Angelic Blond Young Girl Sitting On A Crimson Tuffed Cushion Holding A Sprig Of Flowers In One Hand And A Lattice Basket Of Flowers In The Other, With Blue Silk Slippers On A Square Marble Floor And A Vivid Blue Sky With A Delightful Bucolic Landscape In The Foreground By The Charming Deaf Mute Artist John Carlin (1813-1891) Who Was Born In Philadelphia Where He Graduated From The Pennsylvania Institute For The Deaf. He Later Married His Wife Who Was Also A Deaf Mute And They Proceeded To Have Five Hearing Children. John Carlin Studied With John Neagle In Philadelphia Before Going To Paris To Study With The Academic Master Paul Delaroche. Upon His Return To The United States He Primarily Settled Between Philadelphia And New York City Becoming Americas Prominent Society Miniaturist. His Personal Account Book Which Equinox Antiques Has A Copy Of In The Gallery (Original Housed In The New York Historical Society) Records Over 2000 Miniatures Completed By The Art, The Client Painted, The Date And The Amounts Charged. To Support Himself And His Growing Family As An Artist Beyond Referrels He Presented At The Door Of Each Potential Client Following A Simple Knock A Letter To Read, Stating His Physical Condition, His Education, His Academic Recommendations From His Teacher, His Need To Work & The Satisfaction He Would Provided In Completing Their Likeness In A Portrait Miniature And The Rates Charged. A Copy Of This Letter Is Available To The Potential Purchaser. A Facinating Life Focused On Success To Excel Beyond Your Proceived Limitations. He Was A Man Who Lived Each Day Not Allowing Society To Limit His Potential In Making His Dreams Reality. John Carlin Exhibited At The National Academy Of Design From 1847-1886. He Was Also Considered A Fine Genre And Landscape Painter, A Writer And Poet. He Excelled In Looking At 19th C Classical American From A Unique Perspective Which Was His Own Determination To Be Accepted. Further Research, Documentation And A Future Book Are Currently In The Works Regarding This Artist To Be Completed By The Great Granddaughter Of The John Carlin & Family. His Obituary In The New York Tribune Included The Following LInes From His Own Poem "Mute's Lament" "My Ears Shall Be Unsealed And I Shall Hear." He Was One Extraordinary Artist, Husband, And Family Man. Height: 2 11/16" Set In A Gutta Purcha Hinged Case With Velvet Lining, The Lids With Designs Of Cornucopias. In An Excellent State Of Preservation. Equinox Antiques & Fine Art Is Actively Seeking Any American Portrait Miniatures Of Above Average Quality By John Carlin, Nathanial Rogers, Anson Dickerson, Moses B Russell, Clarrisa Russell, Sarah Goodridge & Edward Greene Malbone Stock # RT1300020A   « Less

Rare Early 19th C English Regency Watercolor Of Lord Howard And His Younger Brother At Howard Castle At Bath, England. This Superb Rare English Regency Watercolor Was Stolen  More »

Rare Early 19th C English Regency Watercolor Of Lord Howard And His Younger Brother At Howard Castle At Bath, England. This Superb Rare English Regency Watercolor Was Stolen From My Booth At The New York Armory Antiques Show. Anyone With Information Regarding Its Whereabouts And Return Would Receive A Handsome Reward. I Have Been On The Look Out For Its Safe Return To My Collection. Please Contact The Gallery Directly At 802-362-3540. If You Have Seen This Superb Watercolor I Would Greatly Appreciate Hearing From You. Thank-You. Stock # LHRW1   « Less

Rare & Important English Reverse Painting On Glass Coach Scenes Circa 1825-1835 In A Superb State Of Preservation Sold As A Set Of 3 Stock # C012302

Rare & Important English Reverse Painting On Glass Coach Scenes Circa 1825-1835 In A Superb State Of Preservation Sold As A Set Of 3 Stock # C012302   « Less

Superb 20th C Portrait Of A Handsome Young Gentleman with Red Book Signed and Dated 1941 Oil on Canvas By Artist Luigi Lucioni It Has Survived In An Excellent State Of  More »

Superb 20th C Portrait Of A Handsome Young Gentleman with Red Book Signed and Dated 1941 Oil on Canvas By Artist Luigi Lucioni It Has Survived In An Excellent State Of Preservation Stock # c102204   « Less

This Is A Superb Early 20th Century English Signed & Dated 1908 Oil Painting Of An Attractive Young Man By Listed & Register Early 20th Century British Artist: Mabel Edwards.  More »

This Is A Superb Early 20th Century English Signed & Dated 1908 Oil Painting Of An Attractive Young Man By Listed & Register Early 20th Century British Artist: Mabel Edwards. This Painting Is Completely Original Without Any Damage, Repair, Replacement, Or Restoration, & Its Is On Its Original Stretcher. Chippendale Original Style Period Pierced Composition Frame Size: 23 x 27. Artist: Mabel Edwards was a portrait miniature painter who during the course of her career was a member of and exhibited over 60 portrait Stock # m200140   « Less

Fine 20th C American Pheasant Woman With Red Scarf Green Coat Oil On Board Circa: 1940-1950 Excellent Conditon Gilt Wood Carved Frame Unsigned Painted On Board. Found In  More »

Fine 20th C American Pheasant Woman With Red Scarf Green Coat Oil On Board Circa: 1940-1950 Excellent Conditon Gilt Wood Carved Frame Unsigned Painted On Board. Found In Dorset, Vermont Stock # PWOP101   « Less