Art & Literature for Christmas

19th Century Irish School - PORTRAITS OF A LADY AND GENTLEMAN (A PAIR) oil on canvas; (2) 36 by 32cm., 14 by 12.5in. Of equal dimensions; conta

19th Century Irish School - PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A MAN IN PROFILE gouache; (oval) 8 by 6cm., 3 by 2.5in. Framed in an oval gilt aperture withi

19th Century British School - BENEDICTINE MONK LEAVING A CHAPEL WITH MONKS CONVERSING AND PRAYING IN BACKGROUND, c.1820 oil on canvas bears inscrip

19th Century Italian School - ECCE AGNUS DEI oil on canvas inscribed with title within the banner lower right 61 by 46cm., 24 by 18in. Contained

After William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) - PIETA oil on canvas 99 by 74cm., 39 by 29in. The original painting by Bouguerean (1876) ca

19th Century Continental School - PORTRAITS OF CHRIST (A PAIR) both oil on canvas the smaller bears inscription lower right [Copia / M. Remenyi.] l

Early 19th Century Irish School - MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF YOUNG BOY and THREE OTHER PORTRAIT MINIATURES oil on canvas laid on board (1); on porcelain

After Carlo Dolci (Italian, 1616-1686) - MARTHA MAGDALENA AND AN ANGEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION and THREE OTHER MINIATURES oil on board; (2); oil on copp

Early 19th Century Continental School - JESUS HEALING THE SICK oil on panel 46 by 64cm., 18 by 25in.

20th Century Italian School - SAN FRANCESCO E IL LEBBROSO, 1969 and FIVE OTHER WORKS pen and ink with watercolour; (2); lithograph; (4) each signed