Art

An absolutely incredible United States War Bond poster from 1942 featuring Santa on his sleight with two of his reindeer. This piece is nothing short of “WOW”!  It was recently discovered, folded up, and put away in southern Virginia. (more…)

A beautiful oil painting on canvas. Titled “The Aunt’s Visit” by L Delachaux. The aunt has just bestowed gifts to her niece of a china bisque doll and treats (fruit and candies) to her nephew. She is seated, holding an orange. The niece looking longingly at the orange hoping the aunt will give a piece. Shockingly, the doll lays on the floor behind her while her brother digs in. (more…)

A lovely oil on canvas painting of a man fishing during Fall. “Autumn River” by Edmond Parch Lewis (1835-1919) features a man fishing with cows in the background on a beautiful fall day. (more…)

This is arguably the most desirable engraving of Richmond, VA. Made by J. W. Hill around 1854, this piece pictures the city right before the Civil War. (more…)

A nice map of Virginia and West Virginia by Culton of New York. Copyrighted in 1882, this map is in excellent condition. (more…)

Catesby Engravings

A nice trio of Mark Catesby’s engravings from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. He published these and other images between 1729-1747. (more…)

“Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack” by Kurz and Allison, Circa 1889

A great engraving of “Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack” by Kurz and Allison.  This world famous battle represented major innovations in civil and military technologies.

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1910 Engraving of UNC

A wonderful engraving of the University of North Carolina. This piece was made by Richard Rummell (1848-1924). He was a well known artist and was commissioned to do some water color paintings of some of the most prestigious schools and colleges in American. Painted from a “bird’s eye view” it has often been speculated that he used a hot air balloon.

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