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Elyse Ashe Lord - Dianthus
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Pre 1930 stock# 377
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King's Collectibles
517-974-8100
$595.00
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Dianthus (vase with flowers) is a still life which was created by Elyse Ashe Lord around 1920. Lord (1900-1971) was often characterized as a British Orientalist, as she specialized in far eastern subjects. She was a highly respected artist with accolades which include election to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolors, and a member of the Society of Graver-Printers in Color. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout Europe. Dianthus is an original colored aquatint. It measu ...click for details
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Rumph Cigarette Eating Creature Ashtray
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Pre 1980 stock# 280
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517-974-8100
$165.00
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This bizarre yet amazing creature is a "Rumph" creation. Very little is known (or published) about "Rumph" creations, and even less about the artist. James Calhoun Rumph was born in 1942 in Missouri. His career was tragically cut short when in 1993 he was struck by a motor vehicle on the streets of Los Angeles California. He died 5 days later. It was in his Santa Monica studio (the "Slyme Factory") that he created more than 300 known works. The items made fo ...click for details
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Limited Edition Red Skelton Painting - Balloon Man
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Pre 1990 stock# 251
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517-974-8100
$750.00 Reduced
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Red Skelton was born in 1913, the son of a circus clown. Skelton himself got one of his earliest tastes of show business with that same circus and decided to become an entertainer at age 9. Through all of his career, Red never forgot his roots, and always seemed to fall back to the familiar -the clown. He decided to try his hand at art at an early age painting a variety of subjects. He states "In the beginning I could not afford paint brushes, so I cut locks of my hair and glued these t ...click for details
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Karl Kappes Original Oil Painting on Fiberboard
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Pre 1950 stock# 217
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517-974-8100
$1495.00
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This is an original oil painting by Karl Kappes. Kappes (1861-1943)is best known for his work as the art director for the Weller Pottery Company in Zanesville Ohio from 1904-1920. However, he was also an accomplished painter of portraits and landscapes, and is best known for his impressionist paintings. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design and the Munich Royal Academy. Before his death in 1943, Karl Kappes was fond of saying: "The Chinese have a saying that no man is an artist ...click for details
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