Six Russian paper maché lacquer boxes. Selling as a set. Start your collection quickly. Two of these boxes are on eBay for $495 each! 1. “Forest with Bears” – 6″ L x 4.25″ W x 2″ H. Hinged lid. Have purchase COA. 2. Winter Scene Sleigh and Horses” – 6″ L x 4.25″ W x 2″ H. Hinged lid. Have purchase COA and gift card. 3. “Three Russian Churches” – 6″ L x 2″ W x 1.25″ H. Separate lid. Have purchase COA. 4. “Russian Cathedral – Three Spires” – Round 3.25″ Dia. x 1″ H. Separate lid. 5. “Moscow” – 3.25″ L x 1.35″ W x 1.25″ H. Separate lid. Have purchase COA. 6. “Two Cranes” – 2.75″ L x 1.9″ W x 1.25″ H. Hinged lid. – cracked finish on lid. All boxes are in overall great condition. Some minor scratching and wear on the bottoms. Mostly near perfect other than the one mentioned. All boxes are signed by the artists.

“The Politicians” bronze sculpture by Christopher Keene. The politicians are made up of two hippos, an alligator and another spiny reptile – typical politicians! Very intricate and detailed bronze work from the lost wax manufacturing process. Signed in the flagstone floor, “Keene ’78″ and is 1/10 (one of ten).

“Mujer Voladora” paper maché sculpture by Sergio Bustamante. Translates to Flying Lady. This is signed and numbered: “Sergio Bustamante 10/100 ©”. It is in mint condition with no visible marks, scratches or blemishes.  There are a couple if tiny marks on the bottom of the integrated stand where it has been sitting on a table. The painting is exquisite with lots of thin brush strokes and amazing detail.

Fabulous African Rasta mask that’s approximately 50-75 years old. Hardwood and hemp. The hemp is braided, woven tied and knotted into dread knot . Very thick hair and full beard with multiple layers. Stained dark brown with wear showing lighter brown. Extraordinary work. Excellent condition. Wear it to work!

Beautiful Art Deco frosted and molded Crystal Vase, “Thistle” pattern. Signed Verlys – circa 1920 – made in USA. Stunning under lights with long stem roses! Heavy lead crystal makes for the “perfect” centerpiece vase for the best-dressed of tables! Thick yet clear rounded panels are separated by relief-molded thistle blossoms in frosted accent. Sterling silver foot in perfect condition. The vase is in excellent condition – no chips, cracks or cloudiness. A couple of very minor surface imperfections. Great lustre.

Fille avec au Parapluie Noir sur la Pont Neuf, Paris. Girl with black umbrella on the Pont Neuf Bridge, Paris. Oil on canvas by François Gall. An elegant woman on a bridge over the river Seine. The painting is difficult to shoot.  It’s more subdued and a bit darker than most. Gall was obviously trying to capture the cloudy, rainy day, hence the umbrella and the shadows on her face. The canvas is not in perfect shape – some crazing and slightly loose on the stretcher. Thin paint, tiny canvas buckle upper centre, a bit dirty and unvarnished. However, it’s a wonderful Gall that is so “Paris” in the period of the 1950s. I have a letter from his daughter, Marie-Lise Gall explaining the painting and dating it 1950. Frame is painted carved wood with motley painted texture that shows wear but still quite serviceable. The inner frame is missing some paint. I’ve tried my best to photograph it as it looks.

Fred Ross R.C.A. Original mixed media. Label: “Landscape, St. Andrews, N.B. ’97″. Signed, Fred Ross, lower right. Excellent condition. He doesn’t paint too many landscapes – here he captured the sky and surroundings showing the ruggedness of NB. Excellent condition. $2,000. Frame size: 15.75″ W x 19.75″ H. Art size: 12″ H x 8.25″ W. Wt: 2 lb. .9 kg.

“Girl Tying Shoe”, acrylic and chalk. Signed “Fred Ross” bottom centre in pencil. “Gallerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc.” label with gallery seal attesting to authenticity. Nice gold leaf wooden frame with plain, off-white matting. Excellent condition.

Mixed Media, Fred Ross, R.C.A. Acrylic, chalk, ink. “Still Life With Tapestry Slippers” 1993. Gallery label “Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc. Montreal – an authentic work”. These are Sheila Ross’ house slippers. Fred thought they were fun and put them into quite a few of his paintings. This is the only composition where they are the main focus. Excellent condition.

Fred Ross, Still Life: “Blue Deichmann Pitcher with Summer Flowers”. Mixed Media – pastel and watercolour. Wonderful, natural arrangement and fine expression of colour. Signed “Fred Ross” lower right in pencil. Label on back dates it to ’97. Frame is wood with a baked, rose gold finish. Excellent condition. $2,200. Frame size: 21.75″ H x 17.25″ W. Art size: 12″ H x 8.25″ W. Wt: 3 lb. 1.4 kg.

Mixed media. This painting was a sketch for a future, larger painting but the cat got killed in traffic and the large painting was never done. The cat was just a street cat that came to visit Fred at his studio. Signed in pencil, upper right. Gallery Walter Klinkhoff label on reverse. Perfect condition.

Spectacular Limoges porcelain urn, saturated with gold leaf and hand made florals to the main bowl and to the base to comfort the cherub’s feet. Three cherubs with arms interlocked adorn the base and support the bowl. No artist signature found. It could be a one-off piece and Limoges decided not the do an edition of it. Perfect condition.

Oil on Canvas by Arthur Villeneuve. Signed lower right ” A Villeneuve 11 60.37 ” Assume this means that is was done in November 1960 and was number 37 in a show.  The number “37″ is written on the frame on the back. Wonderful Quebec Village scene in typical, Villeneuve, abstract, three-dimensional style. Frame is period wooden baked, high gloss black. Excellent condition.

Mixed media on artist’s paper board by Maurice Verrier. Watercolour, pens and possibly in early felt marker. Classic scene from the ’40s in the Pigalle area of Paris. Signed “Verrier” lower right corner. “Pigalle” is written in the lower left corner. The frame is rough and is white washed over rough hewn wood – very effective and compatible with the rough, simplistic approach of the painting. There’s an inner painted wood fillet. Slight water mark on frame and typical watercolour on the painting. $2,900. Frame size: 22.5″ H x 18.75″ W. Art board size: 14.5″ H x 10.5″ W. Wt: 3 lb. 1.4 kg.

Oil on board by Maurice Verrier c. 1955. Showing a very blustery day at harbour side where boats are tethered due to bad weather. Shows strong pallet knife and brushwork. Signed “Verrier” lower right in black paint. Period painted, white-washed wood frame. Shows wear but looks good with this rugged painting. Inner linen tapered, mitred matt. Painting in  excellent condition.

Harvest. Watercolour on artist’s paper. A beautiful mountain, river scene in Switzerland, during the wheat harvest. Signed and dated lower left corner “Toppie 1887″.  He is a well known artist that was quite prolific with pieces all over Europe. Hand painted matt with a simple gold, wooden frame. Excellent condition – see minor vertical mark on the right side of the watercolour. Have BOS from the Art Shoppe in Toronto.

“Bierbaum and Figures” by C. Ticcino. Fabulous pair of oils on wood panels. Glorious Italian river-scape with homesteaders. Signed “C. Ticcino” lower right. Description to the reverse “C. Ticcino – BIERBAUM AND FIGURES IN CONVERSATION, BY A LAKE WITH BOATS”, A pair of complimentary oil paintings on panels, the former signed lower right and titled to the reverse. Frame needs some minor repairs or leave as is. It’s old and original. A charming pair of oils. Painting in excellent condition.

Glorious Italian lake-scape with ruins, fishermen and villagers by C. Ticcino. A fabulous pair of oils on wood panels. Description to the reverse “C. Ticcino – BIERBAUM AND FIGURES IN CONVERSATION, BY A LAKE WITH BOATS, A pair of complimentary oil paintings on panels, the former signed lower right and titled to the reverse.  Frame needs some minor repairs or leave as is. It’s old and original. Frame is carved wood and gesso. A charming pair of oils. Painting in excellent condition.

Watercolour by Paulémile Pissarro, signed lower right in pencil. Entitled: “Pommiers eu fleurs à Vancoeuil Eure”. Circa 1940. Recently reframed with modern, wooden frame, gold leaf. Excellent condition

Watercolour on art paper on board by Paulémile Pissarro. Signed “Paulémile Pissarro” lower left. “Perrier 3 avril 52″ lower right. Excellent gold leaf frame double dimensional matting with linen & gold, wood bezel.

Pastel on artist paper by Paulémile Pissarro. Rare winter scene. Expertly drawn with all the subtlety of pastel. Signed by the artist, Paulémile Pissarro in pastel, lower left. Circa 1950′s early ’60s. Linen type off-white matt with inner fillet.

Pastel on artist’s paper by Paulémile Pissarro.  A pretty orchard scene with woman and village in the background. Master of pastel, signed lower left “Paulémile -  Pissarro -”. COA signed by Katia Pissarro, January 2, 1986. Nicely mounted with textured, linen matt with inner gold wood fillet. Frame is wood with gold and brown wash over raised, carved pattern. $4,200. Excellent condition. Frame size: 20.25″ W x 19″ H. Pastel size: 10.5″ W x 9″ H. Wt 4 lb. 1.9 kg.

Pastel on artist’s paper by Paulémile Pissarro.  A pretty and active harbour scene with merchant boats and port activity. Master of pastel, signed lower right “Paulémile Pissarro”. Nicely mounted with linen matt and bevelled, inner matting. Frame is wood with gold and motley red mixed colours. Excellent condition.

Pastel on artist’s paper by Paulémile Pissarro.  A rural scene with woman and large pond in the foreground and houses in the background. Master of pastel, signed lower right “Paulémile -  Pissarro”. COA signed by Katia Pissarro, October 7, 1986. Beautifully mounted with textured, linen matt with inner, fancy gold fillet on a second, burgundy linen mounting matt. Frame is wood, very solid and heavy with gold and raised, carved scalloped pattern. Expensive framing. Excellent condition.

Pastel on artist’s paper by Paulémile Pissarro.  A pretty orchard scene with mother and child and houses in the background. Master of pastel, signed lower left “Paulémile -  Pissarro”. COA signed by Katia Pissarro, January 2, 1986. Nicely mounted with textured, linen matt with inner gold fillet. Frame is wood with gold and raised, carved leaf pattern. Excellent condition. $3,900. Frame size: 28″ W x 26″ H. Pastel size: 11.25″ W x 9.25″ H. Wt: 2 lb. .9 kg.

Ballet in New York is one of Rothe’s most outstanding creations. This large, rare mezzotint is on heavy artist’s paper. Mezzotint is a very difficult process. The artist has to put the sheet of paper through the press a number of times, each time keeping the registration perfect and one time for each colour variation of that colour. I believe this piece was put through about 16 times – remarkable. Signed in the margin lower right: “G. H. Rothe”. Numbered: “140/150″ bottom left. Titled: “Ballet in New York” bottom centre. Frame is wood with black, smooth, matt finish.  Double matts set the painting off nicely – light blue and moss green with bevelled edges. Excellent condition with some discolouration on the edges from age.

Oil on canvas by Douglas Riseborough, Well known Canadian artist living in California. He has painted murals in Hawaii, Dubai and others worldwide. As a mualist he is able to paint reality into his work as is depicted on this canvas.  The bowl of water is a masterpiece and the centre of focal attention in this oil. Signed an dated upper left “Douglas Riseborough, 41″ Born in 1922. Frame dark stained, scalloped wood with gold inner fillet. Excellent condition.

Mixed media, gouache by Manzana Pissarro.  Very lovely scene of hens and roosters. Watercolour, pastel, gold and silver paint make this an outstanding custom print. Each one is done individually, so no two are the same. It is of a very high standard. Signed lower left “Manzana – Pissarro. 33/100″. The frame is wood with a hand rubbed, gold patina.  Textured off-white matt with inner bevelled edge matt. Excellent condition.

Bathers at Pond. Oil on Panel by Manzana Pissarro. Circa. 1940. Swimming Pond. Subjects are (believed to be) his expectant wife and children. Signed lower right “Manzana Pissarro”. Modern frame and inner matting. Art and frame in excellent condition. I have a COA from the Pissarro family authenticating this amazing painting.

Mixed media, pencil, crayon? Delightful small piece of typical French riverside with thatched cottage, woman and ducks. Au verso “Ludovic Rodo PISSARRO 1878-1952″ Signed “L. R” lower left. Contemporary frame with champagne linen matt. Excellent condition.

Lovely gauche by San Murata. Murata is a very established, Canadian artist living just outside of Toronto. Here, he depicts a colourful, Island scene. Signed: “San Murata” lower right. San’s inimitable colour sense and style convey a truly magical spirit of place. Recently reframed in bluish metal frame. Gallery label on reverse. Excellent condition.

Watercolour by Thomas Mower Martin RCA 1838-1934. On artist’s board. Martin is a Canadian icon with an enormous following, with his paintings in all major galleries in Canada and worldwide. Excellent condition with natural fading. Lovely lake and trees scene with reflections. Signed and dated lower right “Mower Martin 82″ (obviously 1882). Framed in wood with gold patinated, textured frame. Very good condition

Original etching by Louis Icart. Limited edition of 25. COA in pocket on the back. Frame is walnut. Double matted with bevelled edges. Perfect condition.

Original etching by Louis Icart called Vitesse (Speed). “Copyright 1933 by L. Icart Sty. N.Y.” This is the real thing – not a recent reproduction. It has the embossed stamp of L. I. Paris bottom left corner in the margin. Signed “Louis Icart” in pencil lower right in the margin. Frame is wood with inside edge of gold. Single matt. Some bleaching due to light over the years but actual art is in excellent condition and colour. Could be re-matted to improve presentation.

Impressionist Mediterranean harbour scene. Oil on panel.  Signed: “J. Harmon” lower right and inscribed. Much writing au verso in French with date, 1925. Beautifully and expertly painted. Excellent condition.

Tortuga en Boda – Turtle Bride or Turtle in Wedding. Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante. Ceramic and hand painted. Signed and numbered: “Sergio Bustamante 14/150 ©” This is one of a pair that goes with “Armadillo Groom”. Turtle and Armadillo were going to get married but Armadillo left her at the alter. He packed his valise and left, but now he feels guilty and remorse so he stops and sits under a huge toadstool to think about it. She is in her wedding vail with a big ribbon in her hair. She is carrying her bouquet of daisies to toss to one of her girlfriends. She is depressed and has her heart in her hand. Perfect condition. Rare. Should be sold with Armadillo Groom. Have COA dated November 1995. Perfect condition.

An original, one-off, unique, ceramic sculpture. Monkeys being born in a mushroom by Sergio Bustamante. Signed but not numbered.  This piece has not been copied and is not in any edition. All, non-edition pieces were painted by Sergio Bustamante, himself.  That is why they are much more collectible than “factory editions”. Mexican, signed: “Sergio Bustamante” in black paint. Beautifully painted and detailed. Have COA dated 1989. Excellent condition.

Lithograph 189/250 by Rita Letendre, native Canadian, Quebec artist. Created in 1977 for the Aviva 25th Anniversary Art Show, Simpson’s Arcadian Court, Wed. April 13, 1977. Limited Signed Edition.