Antonio-Canal-Canaletto-The-Terrace-Etching

Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts Acquires Antonio Canaletto The Terrace

Candlewood Yankee Acquires A Rare-Antonio-Canal-Canaletto image of The-Terrace , Etched work circa 1750 , from the rare suite of “Vedute ” or ” Views Of Venice ” Canaletto’s prints have always been extremely popular in England tour and often brought back to England by the educated and cultured travelers . In both oils and print making these were small amount of etched works , totaling 31 works .

Other impressions of this are in the Print Collection of Met. Museum of Art Print Collection , The Art Institute of Chicago , British Museum and other private collections .

This work can be viewed at ;

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This is a great opportunity for a Collector or Public Museum to acquire a great work for Antonio Canaletto image of the Vedute suite of etched works .

Giovanni Antonio Canal (17 or 18 October 1697 — 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was an I Italian painter of landscapes, or vedute — Views, of Venice. He was also an important etcher-print maker.
He was born in Venice as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto(“little Canal”), and Artemisia Barbieri.. Canaletto served his apprenticeship with his father and his brother. He began in his father’s occupation, that of a theatrical scene painter. Canaletto was inspired by the Roman vedutista G. P . Pannini, and started painting the daily life of the city and its people.
After returning from Rome in 1719, he began painting in his topographical style. His first known signed and dated work is Architectural Capriccio (1723, Milan, in a private collection). Studying with the older Lica Carlevariji , a moderately-talented painter of urban city scenes , rapidly became his master’s equal.
In 1725, the painter Alessandro Marchesini, who was also the buyer for the art collector-patron Steffano Conti had inquired about buying two more ‘views of Venice’, when the agent informed him to consider instead the work of “Antonio Canale… it is like Carlevaris, but you can see the sun shining in it.

James Stow & Antony Yau
Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts

” Exotic Birds of Nymphenburg ” of Nymphenburg Palace -Gardens

 

 

 

 

 ” Exotic Birds of Nymphenburg ” of  Nymphenburg Palace -Gardens

” Exotic Birds of Nymphenburg ”   are among some of the finest works in Porcelians created in the early 20 century at Nymphenburg Porcelains Works .

 Of this period designers such as Luise Terletzki-Scherf Student of Josef Wackerle concerned herself with the subject of exotic birds some twenty years later after the master Josef Wackerle .The cockatoo ( circa 1929) is considered to be one of her most magnificent and beautiful designs greatly influenced by the events In the late 1800s items began to feature creatures ranging from elephants and exotic birds to dogs and turtles, with those by sculptor Luise Terletzky-Scherf being particularly well received.The black contours of the bird and the accentuated orange of its plumage, which is otherwise so sparsely colored, bears testimony to the great artistic craftsmanship and a design that is contemporary to this day , along with European Pigeons ( often referred to as Pair of Doves ) and the later Circus Animals are still a favorite with many collectors . Many others were executed by this designer and others of the early 20 Centuries at the Porcelains work .
Other fine works are those by Karner and Josef Wackerle of the best noted and loved by today’s collectors .

These can be seen at ;

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Luise Terletzki-Scherf Cockatoo, First designed in 1941 with The detail in the porcelain shows fine artistry. It is beautifully hand painted. It truly portrays this proud bird in all his splendor. This peacock is a rare find in…

James Stow & Anthony Yau

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Nymphenburg Porcelains Cherish and Collected by Museums and Collectors for Centuries

 

 

 

 

Nymphenburg  Porcelains Cherish and  Collected by Museums and Collectors  for Centuries

 

 

Many Collectors have for several centuries have collected and Cherish works from the  Nymphenburg  Porcelains  Works , located in   the Nymphenburg  Palace out side of Nurenburg . The selection offers fine hand crafted dinner services of great beauty , figurines based on centuries old works of Bustelli Hand colored ,Chinoiserie Figurines ,Rococo-Cumberland-Service and several other fine works that are numerous .

The Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (in German: Porzellanmanufaktur Nymphenburg), manufacturer of Nymphenburg porcelain, is situated in the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, capital of Bavaria, and since the mid-eighteenth century has been manufacturing porcelain of high artistic value.
After his accession in 1745 Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria, commanded the establishment of manufacturing companies in order to bail out the state finances. From 1747 attempts were made to manufacture porcelain and at the end of that year the former Neudeck Castle in the area now the Munich suburb of Au-Haidhausen was made available for that purpose. Up to 1754 the experiments were a miserable failure and lost considerable amounts of money, but in that year the efforts to manufacture porcelain finally began to succeed. In 1755 the factory received its first commission from the Bavarian court and in 1756 came the first success in painting the porcelain in color. The management of the jurist and entrepreneur Count Sigmund von Haimhausen from 1758 ensured that the factory was placed on a sound commercial footing. By 1761 it had moved to the Nymphenburg Palace, where it still is today.
Among the great artists who followed Bustelli were Dominikus Auliczek the elder (1734—1804) and Johann Peter Melchior. A great promoter of the works was Ludwig I who gave them many commissions. Particular favorites were dinner services with copies of famous paintings or with Bavarian landscapes in an antique style.

 

Outstanding values many of these retails from $ 875.00 to $ 40,000.00 in today’s Retail Galleries .  Many Fine examples can be found in Auctions Houses and On Line Auctions for  much less  for the collector . If you are seeking a special designer – period  , subject or a set of Impressive Dinner Service .

 Works and information can be seen on the Internet at

 

 

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John Flaxman & Josiah Wedgwood Neo-Classicism England

 

 

 

 

Flaxman & Wedgwood ” Neo-Classicism England “

 

 

John Flaxman works in the Neo–Classicism England was very important in the jasper ware developed by Wedgwood was a most important figures of the decorative arts developed during the Neoclassicism of great Britain .

Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movement in the Decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the “classical” art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. The main Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, latterly competing with Romanticism. In architecture the style continued throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and into the 21st century .

John Flaxman Jr was probably the most significant artist employed by Josiah Wedgwood during his lifetime. He had a significant impact on the factory’s designs, many of which are today considered the finest examples of Josiah’s output. His works of models for so-called wine and water ewers, occasionally described as Sacred to Bacchus and Sacred to Neptune, in 1775. The same year his son began to provide models and designs, ideally suited to the white reliefs Josiah used on his fine jasper pieces, to the Wedgwood factory. Most were first modeled in wax onto slate or glass grounds before being cast for production. Many subjects for these bas reliefs were taken directly from classically-inspired themes.

. He exhibited at the Academy for the first time in 1770, and within a year had come to the attention of Josiah Wedgwood.John Flaxman Sr supplied Wedgwood with models for so-called wine and water ewers, occasionally described as Sacred to Bacchus and Sacred to Neptune, in 1775. The same year his son began to provide models and designs, ideally suited to the white reliefs Josiah used on his fine jasper pieces, to the Wedgwood factory.

My favorite example of his works are the “DANCING HOURS ” …..he original design consisted of twelve figures arranged in two panels, with six dancers on each panel. Many Wedgwood pieces, however, show three, six, or eight of the dancers. Flaxman’s dancing hours have been used on vases, teapots, wall plaques, and many other items. In many cases these are of white jasper on various colored backgrounds, but other color combinations have been used.

Many examples are found in both Museums and private Museums World wide . Unfortunately now , The Jasper ware is manufactured in very small quantity and often the best works are made only in special orders in the few existing Studios in United Kingdom while the other wares are produced out side of England . Quality examples

can be found on the secondary market by dealers and Auction Houses …

Examples can be seen at

 

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James Stow & Antony Yau

Candlewood yankee fine Arts

The day in the life of a Art and Antique Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The day in the life of a Art and Antique Broker “No I am not dressed like this every day “

 

 

As any one in the Fine Arts and Antiques Business , I think we all agree , no two days are ever the same . Operating a On Line Retail Business and selling on a International Scale .

Unlike a ” Brick and Mortal Gallery” , we reach out and sell via Cyber Space unlike a physical gallery where you never know who may walked in , if you are fortunate to be in New York City  London , Paris or other better known Galleries Districts .

Over the Years we have sold to private collectors , dealers that are ” Major Players ” in their chosen areas of expertise and leading Museums globally and many notable public collections .

The joy of sharing that appreciation of beautiful  created by artisans   Fine Art , Porcelains d’ Art and other fine hand crafted items with others are indeed among the many joys of this profession .

Is this a Profession or Obsession , which ever you wish to call it !

I think every one from one time to another often wondered , if such loved items surviving for hundreds of years and have been collected , cherish , love and passed through time , ” What tales they could share with us as collectors and hopeless romantics  perhaps” !

All through history ,the Upper classes followed the collecting- appreciation trends of the Royal families and the Nobility . So Many of the Early Masters were in fact patronized by them . The list included Rembrandt , Durer, Goya, among many artists The decorative arts included Meissen , Nymphemberg . Later in the British Isles Porcelains were patronized by the Royal family , where Derby became ” Royal Crown Derby ” Worcester become “Royal Crown Worcester ” .

Even with the ” Royal Patronization ” from many others did not capitalized on the ” Royal added to the Name of the Manufacture ” but were supplying ware to the Rich and the Royal Family and the Titled Crowd . Some included Wedgwood , Minton , Herend .(Herend was used-collected by both Queen Victoria and the Later Princess Diana .

Crystal were supplied to the Royals and Nobility were Baccarat perhaps the oldest , In the UK and the British Isles and North America  Waterford Graced the private homes , The White House first with John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan “Biscuit Jar ” were the container for the Jelly Beans , Light Fixtures in Lincoln Center and so many more .

For many of us ofThe Middle Class we have ” Champagne Taste and a Beer
Budget “

We have been asked to share a couple of our most unusual days in the life of a Art and Antique Broker with our readers .
We recently were fortunate to work with a leading Museum in the North East on brokerage of a lovely Reginald Marsh etched work “Shave and A Hair Cut ” which was a great pleasure .

One Loving son (  of a Wedgwood Collector ) Purchased a Wedgwood Campaign Urn for the ashes of his late Mother and we shipped this over night to the mortuary … I will admit i will never look at these Urns the same ever again .

Yes we have sold these and others for the Final resting place for the Family’s Most Loved Pet .

Perhaps one of our best surprises most recently is , the sale of a Sterling Silver Card Case , Purchased by a Footman for the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace . Lets admit it is NOT Every day , you sell and ship   a parcel to Buckingham Palace .

If the Card Case could talk . It was circa 1940′s in the Art Deco Style found it way into a Miami Flee Market in the 1980′s and sold by the owner and now a part of the life of a ” Royal Footman ” at Buckingham Palace .

In life if you are fortunate , No two days are ever the same


Only If these items could talk , have tales they could tell…. Please do take a tour of the wide area of Fine art and antiques for a feast of both your eyes and spirit.


http://stores.ebay.com/Candlewood-Yankee-Fine-Arts/_i.html?rt=nc&_dmd=2&_sid=645563163&_sticky=1&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14&_sop=3&_sc=1

James Stow & Anthony Yau
Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts

 

The day in he life of a Art and Antique Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The day in the life of a Art and Antique Broker “No I am not dressed like this every day “

 

As any one in the Fine Arts and Antiques Business , I think we all agree , no two days are ever the same . Operating a
On Line retail business and selling on a International Scale .

Unlike a ” Brick and Mortal Gallery” , we reach out and sell via Cyber Space unlike a physical gallery where you never know who may walked in , if you are fortunate to be in New York City  London , Paris or other better known Galleries Districts .

Over the Years we have sold to private collectors , dealers that are ” Major Players ” in their chosen areas of expertise and leading Museums globally and many notable public collections .

The joy of sharing that appreciation of beautiful  created by artisans   Fine Art , Porcelains d’ Art and other fine hand crafted items with others are indeed among the many joys of this profession .

Is this a Profession or Obsession , which ever you wish to call it !


I think every one from one time to another often wondered , if such loved items surviving for hundreds of years and have been collected , cherish , love and passed through time , ” What tales they could share with us as collectors and hopeless romantics  perhaps” !

All through history ,the Upper classes followed the collecting- appreciation trends of the Royal families and the Nobility . So Many of the Early Masters were in fact patronized by them . The list included Rembrandt , Durer, Goya, among many artists The decorative arts included Meissen , Nymphemberg . Later in the British Isles Porcelains were patronized by the Royal family , where Derby became ” Royal Crown Derby ” Worcester become “Royal Crown Worcester ” .

Even with the ” Royal Patronization ” from many others did not capitalized on the ” Royal added to the Name of the Manufacture ” but were supplying ware to the Rich and the Royal Family and the Titled Crowd . Some included Wedgwood , Minton , Herend .(Herend was used-collected by both Queen Victoria and the Later Princess Diana .

Crystal were supplied to the Royals and Nobility were Baccarat perhaps the oldest , In the UK and the British Isles and North America  Waterford Graced the private homes , The White House first with John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan “Biscuit Jar ” were the container for the Jelly Beans , Light Fixtures in Lincoln Center and so many more .


The Middle Class says ” Champagne Taste and a Beer
Budget “

We have been asked to share a couple of our most unusual days in the life of a Art and Antique Broker with our readers .
We recently were fortunate to work with a leading Museum in the North East on brokerage of a lovely Reginald Marsh etched work “Shave and A Hair Cut ” which was a great pleasure .

One Loving son (  of a Wedgwood Collector ) Purchased a Wedgwood Campaign Urn for the ashes of his late Mother and we shipped this over night to the mortuary … I will admit i will never look at these Urns the same ever again .

Yes we have sold these and others for the Final resting place for the Family’s Most Loved Pet .

Perhaps one of our best surprises most recently is , the sale of a Sterling Silver Card Case , Purchased by a Footman for the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace . Lets admit it is NOT Every day , you sell and ship   a parcel to Buckingham Palace .

If the Card Case could talk . It was circa 1940’s in the Art Deco Style found it way into a Miami Flee Market in the 1980’s and sold by the owner and now a part of the life of a ” Royal Footman ” at Buckingham Palace .

In life if you are fortunate , No two days are ever the same


Only If these items could talk , have tales they could tell…. Please do take a tour of the wide area of Fine art and antiques for a feast of both your eyes and spirit.


http://stores.ebay.com/Candlewood-Yankee-Fine-Arts/_i.html?rt=nc&_dmd=2&_sid=645563163&_sticky=1&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14&_sop=3&_sc=1

James Stow & Anthony Yau
Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts

 

 

Appreciating Classical Wedgwood Jasper Ware

 

 

 

 

 

Appreciating Classical  Wedgwood Jasper Ware

Josiah Wedgwood (July 12, 1730 — January 3, 1795, born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery.

He was a member of the Darwin — Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin.

Born the thirteenth and youngest child of Thomas Wedgwood III and Mary Wedgwood (née Stringer; d. 1766), Josiah was raised within a family of English Dissenters. He survived a childhood bout of smallpox to serve as an apprentice potter under his eldest brother Thomas Wedgwood IV. Smallpox left Josiah with a permanently weakened knee, which made him unable to work the foot pedal of a potter’s wheel. As a result, he concentrated from an early age on designing pottery rather than making it.

In his early twenties, Wedgwood began working with the most renowned English pottery-maker of his day, T. Whieldon. There he began experimenting with a wide variety of pottery techniques, an experimentation that coincided with the burgeoning early industrial city of Manchester, which was nearby. Inspired, Wedgwood leased the Ivy Works in his home town of Burslem and set to work. Over the course of the next decade, his experimentation (and a considerable injection of capital from his marriage to a richly endowed distant cousin, Sarah Wedgwood) transformed the sleepy artisan works into the first true pottery factory.

Outstanding values many of these priced far below today’s Retail Galleries . Prices are reduced for a limited time only .

Works and information can be seen on the Internet at

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 Feel free to contact us for any items of interest.

James Stow & Anthony Yau

Candlewood-Yankee Fine Arts

Fine Art & Quality Antiques Collectors

                                         

 

 

                                          

 

                                         Fine Art & Quality Antiques Collectors

 
   Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts is pleased to invite you to visit our site, now offering fine art, original and limited fine prints dating from 15th to 20th century, including works of Dürer, Rembrandt, Callot, Degas, Mary Cassatt, Haden, Palmer, Whistlers and more.

  Our decorative arts are works from Baccarat, Fabergé, Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Spode, Boehm and so much more.
In our area of Antiques, we are offering fine works of early English Porcelains from Worcester, Derby, and more all priced at reasonable prices and will provide your needs for fine art and antiques for your personal collecting pleasures and great gift giving.

                     
                                    Please take the opportunity to visit our group at;

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                                         Thank you for your kind consideration

                                               James Louis Stow  & Anthony Yau
                                                  Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts 

Collecting “Old Masters Original Prints ” For the Beginner and Veteran Collectors

Collecting “Old Masters Original Prints ” For the Beginner and Veteran Collectors

 

 

 

Yes there is still great opportunity of Collecting “Old Masters Original Prints ” for the Beginner and Veteran Collectors. As a veteran Collector-dealer there are some very good values in this field of collecting . I have seen great opportunity in this area of collecting for the past 45 years .
 
  First lets briefly explain what Old Masters Original prints are ….is a term for a European artist – print maker , etcher- engraver of skill
who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist.

  In theory an Old Master Artist who was fully trained, was a Master of his local Artist Guild , and worked independently, but in practice
paintings considered to be produced by pupils or workshops will be included in the scope of the term. Therefore, beyond a certain level of
competence, date rather than quality is the criterion for using the term. Many artist employed students in there studio , were trained ,
mixing paints , preparing Canvas, and every development of the art side by side with the Old Master Painter . This practice of the artist as a
apprentice dates back for centuries .
 
   Durer , Rembrandt , Callot , Raphael and and Others were responsible for out standing artists like Van Ostade , Bega ,Zeeman , Goltious and
others . Fortunately for the average collector there are some great values of the “Second Level of Old Masters Prints ” . Many are very fine
 works and well respected by the Museums and Historians BUT undervalued by most of the Art Market today .

 Despite the supply is becoming more rare to find …they are on the market , often described “artist unknown ” Unsigned and other reasons and often stated ” School Of ” or “manner of “Today , you can still obtain quality later impressions of Rembrandt ,
Durer , Callots , and others along with fine early impressions of the later 18 Century members of others of the Old Masters . many were
reprinted from the Original Copper Plates by very accomplished Publishers Watelet , The Bason’s Editions and others.

  Hammerton and others , In the 19 Century several were republished in editions of fine Portfolios of Original prints including Etching and
Etchers ( included rembrandt Three Oriental Figures , Callot ” Vue de Paris ” and Waterloo’s ” Traveler by a stream” to mention a few .

 The expression ” OLD MASTERS COLLECTORS ” still instill the image of a Wealthy older collector ” No Longer , many Collectors are finding these works of everlasting value , appreciation and a great investment , in uncertain times as we are living in .

Take a look at ;

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Candlewood Yankee Fine Arts

Engraved Works of John Archibald Austen” Often Over looked & Under Appreciated “

Engraved Works of John Archibald Austen” Often Over looked & Under Appreciated “

Today’s Collectors that are not more advanced scholars of Early Twenieth Century
British Prints , often over looked the Fine Art of Wood Engravings .

At that time a very few print makers were working in Wood Engraving , with a few exceptions like Clare Leighten , Austin , Beardsley created some very fine works as Illustrative Art that is in deed Fine examples of Wood engraving .

Many were published in Limited editions by such noted Publishers as the Litery Guild , Limited edition Club and others . These works are indeed fine Works of Art , based on earlier Art Publications where Etchers published there own original works during the “British , French and American Print Revivals” a generation earlier .

John Archibald Austen (Dover (Kent), 5 January 1886 – Hythe (Kent), 27 October 1948) was an English book illustrator. His early works, including a fine Hamlet, were Beardsleyesque in style, but after 1925 he was influenced by the Art Deco movement. Books which he illustrated in this manner include Daphnis and Chloe and As You Like it. Austen used several techniques in his illustrations, including wood-engraving and scraper board, and changed styles to suit the text he was illustrating. He was also involved in advertising, producing adverts and several posters. He was a friend of Alan Odle and Harry Clarke and exhibited with them at the St George’s Gallery in 1925.

A selection of his works can be seen and appreciated and seen at ;

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