TOP TEN ONLINE CASINO

www baccarat on sale

www baccarat news

20.05.12

Bright coloring, meticulous description and anatomic detail mark the early Flemish painting, approximately 12 inches by 18 1/2 inches oil on panel.

“The painting is consigned by a retired antique dealer that attended McInnis Auctions for many years,” said John McInnis, auctioneer. “He decided to send his find back to New England to a firm he trusted and had a long history getting strong prices for valuable artwork.”

Perhaps the most visually stunning piece in the sale is an oversized French inlaid table in brilliant tones. The intricately inlaid table signed “A. Lemoine, Paris, France” is the work of a talented Parisian cabinetmaker.

Antiques with a more local history will include a multicolor pair of Marblehead Pottery bookends with a ship design. An antique faux book liquor cabinet has a significant province in that it once belonged to Boston native and Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and was handed down through a family that lived with and worked with the legendary Holmes. A scale ship model of famed steamboat the Steamer Merrimac that went up the down the Merrimack River from Haverhill to Newburyport in the 19th century. The encased model has electrified paddle wheel that turns and is lighted.

Source: Auction Central News