Month: September 2019

Watercolors of more Canadian wildflowers, these also by watercolorist Agnes Chamberlin, who lived from 1833 to 1913.

"Arethusa bulbosa L. (Dragon's Mouth)." No exact date.
“Arethusa bulbosa L. (Dragon’s Mouth).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0128
"Arisaema triphyllum (Indian Turnip)." No exact date.
“Arisaema triphyllum (Indian Turnip).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0007
"Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly weed or milkweed)."
“Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly weed or milkweed).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0130
"Aselepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)."
“Aselepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0008
"Aster lindleyanus T. & G. (Fringed Blue Aster)."
“Aster lindleyanus T. & G. (Fringed Blue Aster).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0131
"Brunella vulgaris L. (Common Heal-all {Prunella})."
“Brunella vulgaris L. (Common Heal-all {Prunella}).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0011

Out in the countryside with Károly Ferenczy, Hungarian painter (1862-1917).

"The Sermon on the Mount." 1896.
“The Sermon on the Mount.” 1896. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. Photo credit: Yelkrokoyade. Cc0 Licenses 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sermon_on_the_Mount_K%C3%A1roly_Ferenczy.jpg
"Summertime." 1906.
“Summertime.” 1906. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferenczy,_K%C3%A1roly_-_Summertime_(1906).jpg
"Evening in March." No exact date.
“Evening in March.” No exact date. Oil on canvas. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.magnoliabox.com/products/evening-in-march-bal47840

Paintings of French chateaux from back before they were museums. Versailles and Saint-Cloud. French. Étienne Allegrain, topographical painter (1644-1736).

"Detail of the Château de Saint-Cloud." 1675.
“Detail of the Château de Saint-Cloud.” 1675. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_of_the_Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Saint-Cloud,_1675_(painting_by_%C3%89tienne_Allegrain).jpg
"Promenade de Louis XIV en vue du Parterre du Nord." 1688.
“Promenade de Louis XIV en vue du Parterre du Nord.” 1688. Collections of the Château of Versailles. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Promenade_de_Louis_XIV_en_vue_du_Parterre_du_Nord_vers_1688.jpg
View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie
“View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie.” 1695. Attributed to Allegrain. Collection of the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon. Image © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY, photo by Jean-Marc Manaï. Fair use license. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/699643

Novelty propelling (mechanical) pencils so fun to play with you’ll never get any work done. Mostly Edwardian. All amusing. Several by Sampson Mordan who co-invented the first patented mechanical pencil.

Tennis racket propelling pencil. ca. 1880.
Tennis racket propelling pencil. ca. 1880. British. Silver. Sampson Mordan & Company, maker. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/tableware/victorian-novelty-silver-tennis-racket-propelling-pencil-sampson-mordan/id-f_14980102/
Royal Coronation propelling pencil. 1953.
Royal Coronation propelling pencil in working condition. 1953. Image © Molloy’s Mega Antiques Centre, Takapuna, Auckland and © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.rubylane.com/item/160319-SUN505/Vintage-1953-Royal-Coronation-Propelling-Pencil
Propelling pencil in the form of a cross.
Propelling pencil in the form of a cross. Engraved decoration fitted with a fob suspension loop. Victorian. Gold and turquoise. Maker not known. Image © Copyright Toovey’s 2017-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/406048/a-victorian-gold-and-turquoise-inset-propelling-pencil-in-the-form-of-a-cross
"Bullseye" police lantern propelling pencil.
“Bullseye” police lantern propelling pencil. Victorian. Silver. Sampson, Mordan & Company, probable maker. Image © McTears Auctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.mctears.co.uk/news/Bullseye/?i=299
Pig propelling pencil. ca. 1880.
Pig propelling pencil. ca. 1880. Victorian. Unmarked but tests as silver. Maker not known. Image © 2001 – 2019 Sellingantiques Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/318189/antique-victorian-silver-novelty-pig-propelling-pencil-c1880/#

Public (free) post for Sunday, September 29, 2019. More Gothic Revival. Coming in towards the middle of the 18th century but never really gone. Especially popular for mausoleums and college campuses. Link below-

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30334979

Including a mausoleum image. And several images, not just the two (including the mausoleum).

Should you be interested in supporting my work and can please check out what’s available at the various levels. And enjoy the post! Sarah.

"Eighth Frontispiece. Gothic design concept.
“Eighth Frontispiece. Gothic design concept. Batty and Thomas Langley, inventors and sculptors, 1741.” Plate XXIV, page 63 from “Ancient Architecture, restored and improved by a great variety of grand and usefull designs, entirely new, in the Gothick Mode, for the ornamenting of buildings and gardens,” written by the Langleys and published in London in 1742. Collection of and scanned by the Getty Research Institute. Public domain due to age. via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t0ns4cg1f&view=1up&seq=63

 

 

 

 

Jugendstil art pottery to pretty up the corner cabinet. Made in Germany by Royal Bonn which started up in 1836 and closed in 1931. All of these from the “Ruysdael” line which was produced especially for the 1900 Universalle Exposition in Paris where it won a gold medal.

Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. Double gourd form with architectonic tendrils, vines and florals that scale the sides and encircle the mouth. ca. 1900. Golden yellow, evening blue, rust brown, white,and turquoise against an underglaze of olive. Signed on the bottom. Image © 2007–2019 Auctions Online USA Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/154785-royal-bonn-ruysdael-jugendstil-art-potte
Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. ca. 1900. Ceramic with floral decoration. Signed. Image © Kaminski Fine Art and Auctions. Fair use license. via https://auctions.kaminskiauctions.com/royal_bonn_ruysdael_art_pottery_vase-lot26863.aspx
Vase from the "Ruysdael" line. ca. 1900.
Vase from the “Ruysdael” line. ca. 1900. Incised with floral motif and leaves and glazed with multiple colors. The marks hand inked on the underside ‘Royal Bonn – 1814 – Ruysdael – D3 – Germany’. Image © 2019 Showplace Antiques. Fair use license. via https://nyshowplace.com/german-art-nouveau-royal-bonn-ruysdael-pottery-vase.html

More landscapes of Norway, these by painter Halfdan Johnsen Egedius, who lived from 1877 to 1899. Studying at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, he also did illustrations.

"Stabbur." 1892.
“Stabbur.” 1892. Oil on paper. Signed. Image © Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner AS. Fair use license. via https://gwpa.no/nb/lots/4496
"Juvrastolen, Telemark." 19th c.
“Juvrastolen, Telemark.” 19th c. Oil on canvas. Signed with the initials “HE” on the lower right. Image © Sotheby’s 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.56.html/2011/european-paintings
"View from Vågå." 1894.
“View from Vågå.” 1894. Collection of the Bergen Art Museum. Public domain due to age. via https://www.flickr.com/photos/boscdanjou/8320323572

A selection of artwork from art magazine “Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration” which was published in Darmstadt, Germany with starting in the late 1890’s. Alexander Koch, publisher. Art Nouveau headed for Jugendstil.

Title page (detail).
Title page (detail). Page 4. Collection of and digitalized by the Getty Institute. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125006095430/page/n4
Design for an art glass window. 1890's.
Design for an art glass window. 1906. Page 92. Otto Holub, architect, Vienna. Collection of and digitalized by the Getty Institute. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125006095430/page/n91
"Orpheus." Relief. No exact date.
“Orpheus.” Relief. Page 103 (detail). No exact date. Made in Rome, Italy. Artur Volkmann, artist. Collection of and digitalized by the Getty Institute. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125006095430/page/n102

Lots more coming. Has around 400 pages and only up to page 103.

Antique sundials from the collections of the Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany.

Hollow sundial with scales located on the inside of a hexagonal cup. Also marked with zodiac signs shows the monthly changing length of day and night, while the twelve houses in the sky in which the sun is located have been given horoscope scales. 1600.
Hollow sundial with scales located on the inside of a hexagonal cup. Also marked with zodiac signs shows the monthly changing length of day and night, while the twelve houses in the sky in which the sun is located have been given horoscope scales. 1600. German. Gilded brass. Collection of the Landesmuseum, Stuttgart. Cc0 license. via via https://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sammlung-online/dk-details/?object_id=10019
Sundial from the estate of Duke Frederick I of Württemberg. 1596.
Sundial from the estate of Duke Frederick I of Württemberg. Archimedean, is composed of 18 squares and eight triangles. 1596. Wood and iron. Signed “LVDOVICVS HÖHENFELDER ANNO CHR [ISTI] 1596.” Collection of the Landesmuseum, Stuttgart. Cc0 license. via https://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sammlung-online/dk-details/?object_id=10016
Equatorial sundials with mechanical minute display.
Equatorial sundials with mechanical minute display. 1720-25. Silver, brass, glass, and iron. Johann Martin Willebrand, maker (1642-1721). Collection of the Landesmuseum, Stuttgart. Cc0 license. via https://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sammlung-online/dk-details/?object_id=10098

Still lifes with fruit. Dutch. Maria Margaretha van Os, artist. Living from 1779 to 1862, she mostly painted flowers.

"Still Life with Lemon and Cut Glass." 1823-26.
“Still Life with Lemon and Cut Glass.” 1823-26. Oil on panel. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via
"Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Clementines, and Raspberries." No exact date.
“Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Clementines, and Raspberries.” No exact date. Oil on panel. Signed on the lower right. Image © Lempertz Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.lempertz.com/nl/catalogi/lot/1114-1/205-maria-margaretha-van-os.html
"Stillleben mit Pfirsichen, Trauben und einem Weinglas." No date.
“Stillleben mit Pfirsichen, Trauben und einem Weinglas.” No date. Oil on wood. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/maria-magrita-van-os/stillleben-mit-pfirsichen-trauben-und-einem-6LmjHJebAEAg8He08ARwpg2