European

Watercolor on paper, image size 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches, attributed to Louis Andre Fabre, c. 1800, original frame.

Oil on canvas, image size 6 1/4 x 9 inches, signed l.l. "Jun M Beek". In this image cows rest in the shade of a stand of trees while farm life goes on in the distance.

Oil on canvas, 12 x 14 inches, 1888, signed and dated, l.r.

Oil on canvas adhered to board, 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches, signed "L A Ring 29", lower right, period frame in need of repair.

Oil on board, 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, unsigned, in period frame.

Oil on canvas, image size 23 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches, signed l.r., Peaceful summer scene of a quiet bend in a river, showcased by two pink rose bushes in full bloom.

Oil on canvas, 12 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches, c. 1830, signed "Chambers- Whitby" on the back of the sinking ship. A dramatic scene of a shipwreck in the stormy seas. Chambers was a painter from Whitby, Yorkshire, who specialized in seascapes. He was the son of a fisherman, and as a young boy served as a cabin boy on a merchant ship. He later spent some time in London as a set painter for the Pavillion Theater. Chambers was best known for his paintings of ships and naval battles, many of which are in museums and galleries in Britain. He was not a healthy man, and died at the age of 37.

Oil on canvas, sight size 9 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches, c. 1900, signed l.r., inscription on the back reads "Near Aber, North Wales". This is a beautiful landscape with a shepherd and his sheep set against a majestic mountain background, in an ornate period frame.

Miniature watercolor on ivory, image size 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches, oval, c. 1790, signed, framed. Some minor imperfections.

Ink wash drawing, image size 14 x 16 inches, pencil signed and dated '43. Tischler studied at L'Academy de Vienne under Franz Rumpler, exhibiting throughout Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, in museums Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Vienna.