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Robert Bruce Horsfall, attribution for Rookwood Pottery, Vanilla Orchid (Rare and Unusual Standard Glaze plaque)

Robert Bruce Horsfall, attribution for Rookwood Pottery Vanilla Orchid (Rare and Unusual Standard Glaze plaque) USA, c. 1895 glazed earthenware 9.75 h x 8.25 w x .5 d in (25 x 21 x 1 cm) Provenance: Rago, Toni Schulman Collection, 6 March 2004, Lot 71 | Private Collection | Rago, Early 20th Century, 14 February 2015, Lot 186 | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Robert Horsfall ''The Tea Gardens at Ghoom'' (India) 1900 Oil

Robert Horsfall (1869-1948 American) ''The Tea Gardens at Ghoom'' (India) 1900 Oil on Canvas 26''x36'' Image. Signed and dated l.r. Exhibited Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 170 Annual Exhibition 1912 with label on verso. Original framing 33''x43''. It has a 3''x3'' patch repair with in-paint lower left corner. Scattered areas of in-painting throughout. Professionally cleaned and restored. Bruce was a decorator at Rookwood pottery.

Robert Horsfall ''Our Home'' 1933 Oil

Robert Horsfall (1869-1948 American) ''Our Home'' 1933 Oil on Canvas 20''x15'' Image. Signed and titled l.r. Original oak framing 24''x19.5''. Excellent condition. Bruce was a decorator at Rookwood pottery.

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL (AMERICAN, 1869-1948)

Robert Bruce Horsfall American, 1869-1948 Sparrows, 1913 Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right Two sparrows perched in an alpine landscape, another in flight overhead. Matted behind glass, painted wooden frame.

Robert Bruce Horsfall 1869-1948 Birds WC Painting

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948). An original watercolor painting on paper. An ornithological study Depicting shore birds in a wetlands landscape. Artist signature lower left. Presented in a rustic rough cut wood frame with burlap liner. Work Size: 15 x 11 in. Dimensions: 22 X 17 X 1 in. Condition: Good to fair overall condition with normal surface wear. Frame having mild storage wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $95 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com

R. Bruce Horsfall watercolor

R. Bruce Horsfall watercolor Cincinnati paint, paper signed 11.5"h x 16.5"w overall: 20"h x 24"w

Robert Bruce Horsfall Mountain Lion Watercolor c1920s

Robert Bruce Horsfall (1869 - 1948) Mountain Lion Watercolor c1920s. Horsfall was a Rookwood Pottery decorator from 1893 to 1895. Bruce Horsfall became internationally known for his paintings of wildlife. He was closely associated with Rutgers University Geological Museum and painted backgrounds for many of the museum's exhibits. A year before his death, he gave the museum his collection of over 1000 drawings and paintings of wildlife. He worked with the American Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Natural History, the United States National Museum, and was affiliated with the Paleontological Department at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He was director of Arts for Nature Magazine, research and artist for the Smithsonian Institute. He traveled to establish the natural environment of animals and birds of many countries, painted backdrops and set up for zoological and botanical divisions of the Smithsonian Institute. He painted the famous American eagle, which stands in the entrance of the Chicago Museum of Fine Arts. Signed. Marshall Fields label. Excellent condition. 12"h x 10"w. Original frame 14.5"h x 13"w.

Robert Bruce Horsfall Watercolor Swans c1920s

Robert Bruce Horsfall (1869 - 1948) Watercolor Swans c1920s. Horsfall was a Rookwood Pottery decorator from 1893 to 1895. Bruce Horsfall became internationally known for his paintings of wildlife. He was closely associated with Rutgers University Geological Museum and painted backgrounds for many of the museum's exhibits. A year before his death, he gave the museum his collection of over 1000 drawings and paintings of wildlife. He worked with the American Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Natural History, the United States National Museum, and was affiliated with the Paleontological Department at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He was director of Arts for Nature Magazine, research and artist for the Smithsonian Institute. He traveled to establish the natural environment of animals and birds of many countries, painted backdrops and set up for zoological and botanical divisions of the Smithsonian Institute. He painted the famous American eagle, which stands in the entrance of the Chicago Museum of Fine Arts.Signed. Excellent condition. 25.5"h x 18"w. Frame 31"h x 23.25"w.

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery earthenware Standard Glaze jug showing two fighting cocks in mortal combat, shape nu...

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery earthenware Standard Glaze jug showing two fighting cocks in mortal combat, shape number 673 Cincinnati, Ohio, 1894 high glazed ceramic impressed factory marks, incised artist's monogram 4 3/4"dia x 7 1/8"h

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery amusing earthenware Standard Glaze jug with underwater banjo playing ghoul singing t...

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery amusing earthenware Standard Glaze jug with underwater banjo playing ghoul singing to fish and crabs, special shape number S1114 Cincinnati, Ohio, 1894 high glazed ceramic impressed factory marks, incised artist's monogram 6 1/4"w x 5 3/8"d x 7 3/4"h

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery Standard Glaze jug with portrait of Bacchus, shape number S1122 5"w x 4 3/4"d x 7"h

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948) for Rookwood Pottery Standard Glaze jug with portrait of Bacchus, shape number S1122 Cincinnati, Ohio, 1894 high glazed ceramic impressed marks, incised artist's signature 5"w x 4 3/4"d x 7"h

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL, LANDSCAPE, O/B.

Horsfall, Robert Bruce (Washington, D.C. 1869-1948). Valley landscape with mountain in background. Oil on board. Signed l.l. 12 3/4" x 18 3/4". Frame: 27" x 31". Shipping: This lot does not qualify for in house shipping. We will provide a list of our preferred shippers. Condition: Some scattered abrasions, dents, and accretions to the compositions. Some discoloration to paint.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

Bruce Horsfall's personal Sketch Book with works starting in 1883-1892, containing 60 works in pencil, pen and ink and watercolor depicting birds, butterfly's, portraits, animals, locations in his hometown of Clinton, IA, landscapes, ships, flora and fauna , each page being 4" x 6 1/2", having personal writings inside each cover and being signed "Bruce Horsfall -Clinton IA." and dated "Mar. 16, 1883" on the first page. This is truly an amazing sketch book from Bruce Horsfall very early years starting when he was just 14 years old. Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

charcoal on paper depicting a pensive older woman, 19 1/2" x 15", signed "Horsfall" and dated "2-9-192_" left edge center. On the back there is a shadow of a young girl that transferred over from another work by Horsfall. Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

bronze, Art Nouveau door bell plaque, depicting a nude female, 8 3/4" x 5 3/8", signed "Copyright by Bruce Horsfall-99" lower left. This was on the front of the family home. Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

watercolor on paper depicting a summer landscape with cows, 13" x 19" sight, signed "Bruce Horsfall" and dated "1888" lower right, matted and framed. Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

watercolor on paper titled on back "Mississippi River looking south from Clinton" (Iowa), 15 5/8" x 19 1/8" mounted on paperboard, signed "Bruce" and dated "9-1889" lower right, unframed. Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

pen and ink drawing on paper depicting a Pixie sitting on a branch with a spider in a spider web and a butterfly flying, 7 7/8" x 6 5/8", signed "Bruce Horsfall" and dated "1884" lower right, unframed. Also written on the back "Bruce Horsfall Age 15 Clinton Iowa". Provenance: From descent through the Horsfall Family. Note: This work will be included in the upcoming Catalog Raisonné on the Horsfall Brothers.

Three watercolors of birds.

Artist: Two by Bruce Horsfall (1869 - 1948), signature lower, and one by Capitoni, signature lower left. Description: A pair of Watercolors of birds by Bruce Horsfall and one by Capitone. Size artwork: The pair 11 1/2 inches high x 8 1/2 wide and the single 9 inches high x 7 wide. Size frame: The pair 11 1/2 inches high x 9 3/4 wide and the single 13 inches high 11 3/4 wide. Date: Early 20th century. Condition: Some foxing, wear and stress to frames. Medium: Watercolor

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) Oil Painting

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) original oil painting on canvas. Measures 20" x 14" image size. Very good to excellent condition with small areas of inpainting in sky and one tiny area with slight paint loss center middle. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) Oil Painting

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) original oil painting on board. Measures 14" x 18" image size. Excellent condition with no evidence of any inpainting or repairs. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) Oil Painting

Robert Horsfall (1869 - 1948) original oil painting on board. Measures 14" x 20" image size. Very good to excellent condition with very tiny spots of inpainting in sky. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.

O/C PAINTING SEASCAPE ROBERT HORSFALL

O/C PAINTING SEASCAPE ROBERT HORSFALL, 24 X 33

Robert Bruce Horsfall, Watercolor Landscape

(American,1869-1948), signed, dated 1917. Framed, not examined out of frame. Frame size: 22" high, 17" wide. Toning. Provenance: Property of a Southbury CT Estate.

Painting, Robert Horsfall

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948), Coastal Scene with Two Birds on a Rock, gouache, signed lower left, overall (with frame): 30"h x 22.25"w

"Robert Bruce Horsfal" W/P Heron in Landscape

"Robert Bruce Horsfal" Watercolor on Paper - Birds in Landscape - Executed in shades of grey with white highlights. Sight Size measures 26" tall by 17 1/2" wide.

Robert Bruce Horsfall, Landscape, o/b.

Horsfall, Robert Bruce (Washington, D.C., 1869-1948). Valley scene with tree in foreground, farm in the valley and mountain in the background. Oil on board, in composition frame. Signed l.l., R. Bruce Horsfall. Provenance: From the Collection of Carolin Baumgarten.

Raccoon

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948) . Watercolor on paper. Signed R. Bruce Horsfall lower right. 2.75 x 3.75 inches including white border, 9.5 x 10.25 inches framed. Provenance: Christies, New York. Robert Bruce Horsfall was an American wildlife illustrator, painter and watercolorist. Born in Iowa, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy with L.C. Lutz and T.S. Noble, then studied in Europe at the Munich Bavaria Konig Academy and at the Colarossi Academy in Paris. He illustrated 30 nature books, especially on birds, and contributed background paintings of birds and animals for several natural history museums including the Rutgers University Geological Museum. He also contributed articles, illustrations and scientific drawings to publications at the American Museum of Natural History (1898-99), Princeton University (1904-14) and the Smithsonian Institution.

Beaver

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948). Watercolor on paper. Signed R. Bruce Horsfall lower left. 3 x 4 inches, 9.5 x 10.25 inches framed. Provenance: Christies, New York. Robert Bruce Horsfall was an American wildlife illustrator, painter and watercolorist. Born in Iowa, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy with L.C. Lutz and T.S. Noble, then studied in Europe at the Munich Bavaria Konig Academy and at the Colarossi Academy in Paris. He illustrated 30 nature books, especially on birds, and contributed background paintings of birds and animals for several natural history museums including the Rutgers University Geological Museum. He also contributed articles, illustrations and scientific drawings to publications at the American Museum of Natural History (1898-99), Princeton University (1904-14) and the Smithsonian Institution.

BRUCE HORSFALL (1868 - 1948); ROOKWOOD; Standard Glaze plaque of two fauns chasing a putto, Cincinnati, OH, ca. 1900; In period frame; Unmarked; Sight: 7" x 10"; Provenance: The Lillian Hoffman Collection; Probante Residence, Cincinnati, OH

BRUCE HORSFALL (1868 - 1948); ROOKWOOD; Standard Glaze plaque of two fauns chasing a putto, Cincinnati, OH, ca. 1900; In period frame; Unmarked; Sight: 7" x 10"; Provenance: The Lillian Hoffman Collection; Probante Residence, Cincinnati, OH

Robert Bruce Horsfall Rookwood Artist Signed Oil Painting

12 x 9, dwell frame 16 x 13

Robert Bruce Horsfall (3pcs)

Robert Bruce Horsfall (District of Columbia, 1869-1948) MARTHA, THE LAST PASSENGER PIGEON watercolor, framed, signed & dated: lower left, 1914 sight size: H14 1/2" W9 3/4" together with two prints: John James Audubon (after) (New York/France,1785-1851) THE TEXAN TURTLE DOVE, no.100 pl.496 color lithograph, framed sight size: H8 3/4" W5 1/2" American school (19th century) PASSENGER PIGEON mounted color lithographed puzzle strips, framed H7" W6 1/2" (3pcs) Provenance: West Virginia, private collection.

Bruce Horsfall (1869-1948)

Black and White Creeping Warbler-"Black and White Creeping Warbler," 1899 Signed and dated "Bruce Horsfall '99" lower right Ink and gouache on board, 10.5 by 8.5 inches The Century Co., Art Department, New York, New York label on back

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL OIL ON CANVAS (Portland,

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL OIL ON CANVAS (Portland, Oregon 1869-1948) titled "The Great Auk" on rocky coastal shore 20 in. by 30 in., signed lower right and again in pencil verso, with title and dated, summer 1918. In custom wood frame.

Robert Bruce Horsfall

Robert Bruce Horsfall District of Columbia (1869-1948) SPRUCE GROUSE oil on canvas, framed, signed and dated: lower left, Port. Ore. 1914 H20" W14"

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL (American, 1869-1948),

ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL (American, 1869-1948), "Townsend's Chipmunk", watercolor and gouache, signed l/l, titled on verso, 2-3/4"h, 3-1/2"w; unframed.

R. BRUCE HORSFALL, AMERICAN 1868-1948, A California poppy., Watercolor on gray paper, 11¾" x 7½" sight.

R. BRUCE HORSFALL AMERICAN 1868-1948 A California poppy. Signed lower left. Watercolor on gray paper, 11¾" x 7½" sight.

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

Raccoon; also a companion watercolor of a Beaver each signed 'R. Bruce Horsfall' (the first lower right, the second lower left) pencil and watercolor with bodycolor on paper each 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (6.4 x 8.9 cm.) (2)

Robert Brunce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948)

Stellar's Jay; also Scrub Jay, Tufted Titmouse and Ash-Throated Flycatcher each signed with monogram '© RBH' (lower right) pencil, pen and ink and watercolor with bodycolor on paper each 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm.) (4)

Robert Bruce Horsfall (American, 1869-1948) Upland Sandpipers Signed and dated "R. BRUCE HORSFALL 1925" l.r. Watercolor and gouache on paper, sight size 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (34 x 24.5 cm), framed. Condition: Toning/fading, not examined out of frame.