Latest ANTIQUE Paintings for Sale & a Angel Sighting

Long time no blogging here. Many reasons, will not bore you all with them. I wanted to show you a few antique paintings I bought to re-sale this weekend, and then tell you of a angel sighting my son and I had later. the painting above is a 1860-70's oil on canvas of a wealthy Southern widow. Love her jewelry. It is mourning jewelry from back then. all of these can be found on my ebay site here.

Nice antique landscape of birch trees and pond, circa late 1800's in shabby gesso frame.

Very cool antique folk art handmade American picture frame with star corners.

Hauntingly beautiful oil on wood French portrait of young girl with long hair. The dealer I bought this from said it came out of a home in Charleston, SC. It was supposed to have been included in the estate sale he was organizing there, but it was left behind in closet, so lucky me. Now it is for sale on eBay here.

Great one of two vintage oils I bought of attractive black women, circa late 1940's Jazzy Big band.

The larger of the two black women portraits, circa late 1940's, Big Band hairdo, outfit.

Antique Oil on board of man in boat on river, gold gilt frame. I will be  listing this

 soon.

Wonderful vintage oil of woman in soft pink dress and bonnet, circa 1940's time frame. She is listed on my etsy site here.

Now let me tell you what we saw/experienced at the antique show this weekend. My young son was with me, helping me and shopping a bit himself. I walked up to him after I had been paying for some artwork, and he had a small car in his hand. I asked him if he wanted to buy another car ? He says the man gave it to him. I fish around in my purse, looking for a dollar to give the dealer, as I turn around and look for him...I notice he is in a wheelchair.

He only has one leg.

He is overweight, and does not look in good health.

I offer him the dollar, handing it towards him.

He shakes his head , waves his hand no, and touches a button on his throat to speak. He raspily says ' No, he can have it, I have boxes of them."

I asked him if he was sure, he waves his hand again and tells me yes, and I smile at him, he smiles back.

I thank him, my son very quietly thanked him, and we walked off.

I told my son, " Can you believe that man, he has nothing much, missing a leg, can't speak without a special larynx box button, yet he was kind enough to give you something for free. Just for the pleasure of seeing you happy."

I then told my son, " Out of all the beautiful antiques and artwork we have seen out here, his actions, he himself was the most beautiful thing we experienced."

My son looks down walking, considering what I said.

I tell him ," He was like an angel."

Then we walk in another building and look for me more paintings.

My son and me outside of the famous Husk restaurant in Charleston, SC last month

He is my size now, we were eating lunch on a sweltering day in July at the famous Husk restaurant in Charleston in the above shot. Quick re-cap of what's what with me, my oldest daughter is having a baby this November( yeah!), and it is a very exciting time. Still working and selling online with my paintings and antiques, and also letting my hair grow in naturally, no more color. So a nice silver and dark brown showing up, seen a bit in the above shot. A big deal for a woman these days as women feel forced to color their hair until eternity in the hope of looking young forever. BTW-won't work. Now when I see women who color their hair that are my age, also  younger and older, the color always looks like it doesn't 'go' with their face( to me). The darker colors look too dark usually, the blonds looks too yellow. And now I notice the ' fake ' look to many colored hairdos. Though I realize it is too each person to decide whether they want to keep coloring or not. I decided to go against the flow of modern culture, and just be me. I hope I set an example for younger women( and my own age) I know, of allowing a woman to be attractive and gray/silver, and not try to look 25-35 forever. A losing battle from the get go.

I decided to get off that train( the hair color train), and be authentic , just as I am. It so far is not easy, but I am plugging away and not giving up.

So very slowly, ever soooooo sllllllooooowwwwly, you'll see me become a silver sista of sorts. Will be back with a garden entry next.

Many blessings,

Gina

Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. Proverbs 16:21

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Some More GREAT Vintage Portraits For SALE :

I decided to show you guys some more vintage portraits I found, most of these are for sale in my eBay store, a few may be sold. On my search statistics, these postings( about vintage portraits) are at the very top under Charleston gardens and art. So I decided to throw another on. All of this artwork and more can be found  here .

 The one above is a 1940's oil on canvas board portrait. Very Latin/Italian chic.

Another 1940's oil on board of a terribly beautiful woman. For sale.

Close up, very Hollywood Glam

Another one by the same artist, 1940's oil on board. I sold two others, these are the last three left of that grouping.

1950's Peruvian oil portrait.

Close up, this portrait is oil on canvas, and has a companion oil of a woman in ethnic South American, Peru, garb on. For sale.

Awesome late Art Deco 1940's large oil of handsome black man, SOLD.

Very large oil on canvas, 1960's woman in pink beret. For sale.

Little army cadet boy 1960's. SOLD.

Large vintage nude on canvas, for Sale.

Large oil on canvas of woman in peasant gypsy garb 1940-60's. For sale.

Victorian , 1800's oil on canvas, Madonna and Jesus, for sale.

Close-up.

1920's precious little girl portrait, SOLD.

Beautiful woman in roses hat original oil on canvas 1920's. Needs some restoration, for sale.

1940's original oil on canvas by artist Helen Seydel . Gorgeous painting.

1940's Vintage nude oil on artist board. For sale.

Antique Victorian Portrait Blond woman in pink chiffon w/ rose, Listed artist C.A. WHIPPLE, dated 1906 in period frame. For sale.

All of these ( except the sold ones), can be found here. Once you get to that page, click the headings to the left under vintage portraits, antique portraits or vintage nudes to find these and more.

Thanks much for letting me share a few of these with you all,

Gina

More 1950's Vintage PORTRAIT Paintings & Antique Landscapes & What-Nots

Here is a gorgeous 1800's oil on canvas, romantic landscape of a woman in the woods, remembering love, that I have listed on Ebay.

Rich colors, expertly painted, highly detailed. It can be found here.

A pair of English Victorian landscapes, oil on canvas, late 1800's. They can be found here, when you find one, go through my store and you can find the other.

Unusual, rare large size Art Deco 1930's wedding portrait. She can be found here.

Let me show you some more vintage portraits...

1950's blonde beauty-SOLD.

1930's oil on artist board, actress Constance Bennett , this can be found here.

I bought all these together, I have sold the two on the sides already. Movie starlets from the 1930's.

1940-50's large Original oil on canvas Still life with Violin, books, masterfully painted. Look at how even the lace/crochet is painted with intricate detail.

 It can be found here.

Vintage 1950's oil on artist board of woman with cup of tea. This is on auction now.

Another 1950's oil of woman, Society lady with mink. She can be found here.

Small French tapestry done in the Art Nouveau style with Mary and Jesus, and angels. It can be found here.

Antique French gilt over bronze candle mirrored sconces. Great condition. They can  be found here.

1940's oil on canvas of attractive brunette , signed. She can be found here.

1950's oil of brunette, SOLD.

1960-70's original oil Impressionist style woman. She can be found here.

Super fun 1950's oil of woman in pink. SOLD. More portraits that ARE for sale still can be found here.

Antique, early 1900's Waterbury late metal clock with decorative woman and peacock. It can be found here.

Thanks again for letting me show you a few paintings, portraits, and what-nots I have found.
have a nice, peaceful evening,
Gina

More PORTRAITS & Antiques To Show You~

Me and my youngest outside of Charleston SC

We went to Charleston last month, it was hot , humid and still nice. Most days were averaging 100 degrees, humidity made it feel like 135+( to me ). I think I have graduated from a Summer girl to a Fall woman, heat and I are not friends like we used to be. We did some walking about, I went ( by myself), to the Gibbes Art Museum for about 1  1/2 hours, and it was very enjoyable. They have changed alot around, and added beautiful additional antique paintings for viewing. I wanted to fall into the paintings, I think I did on a few.  Antique artwork still feeds my soul and heart. I walked the neighborhoods, and took some pictures of gardens and homes, but it is still not in my heart to do it yet like I used to. My old followers know that I am a Charleston, South Carolina lover, but it brings back many memories of Sarah going there with me. So it is bittersweet now, many steps I take, we took together.

That may change inside me, I am not sure.

Anyway, let me show you a few pieces of art I bought there, and then some at the Charlotte, NC Metrolina Expo a few weeks ago as well.

A very pretty old, 1930-40's plaster plaque of two Victorian women with a dove. Very French.

It is cast in high relief ( which means a 3-D effect , with raised areas).

A vintage Italian chalkware/plaster lamp base , that is now simply a statue, with a woman holding a basket of roses, leaning towards a fountain. The fountain sold me.

A beautiful aquatint ( hand-colored etching ), of Paris in the Spring, signed, 1950-60's time frame. Somewhere I have always wanted to go--BAD.

Vintage seascape /marine oil on board, siged 1940-50's time frame.

Another vintage portrait, 1940's oil on board.

A killer large ( 3 ft. x 4 ft. )oil on canvas 1940's woman in red portrait, listed artist.

A stunningly beautiful oil on board of a Atkinson Fox style garden artwork, signed , 1920-30's time frame.

Mrs. Can't recall anything lately, cannot recall the name of this famous painting. Please comment if you know it. This is a small oil on board, done in 1906. Very nice.

 Romantic.

Brass early 1900's Victorian metal statue of woman.

 Late 1800's oil on academy board of Robin birds and daisies, SOLD.

Two beautiful brass Victorian picture frames, the one to the right is SOLD.

Beautiful patel from a listed artist of pink and white roses, 1930-40's time frame.
All can be found here.

This entry is getting too long, so I will close it up. Sleep well everyone...or if you're onthe other side of the world...good morning !
Gina