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My Museum features art and antiques and artifacts from Putnam County, Ohio, and else where. I have a small gift shop and Please come visit my Museum in Ottawa, Ohio, along 'The Old Mill Stream'. Sincerely, Bruce Stowe
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 BELOW ARE Antiques in the gallery/shop..This first image is of an early Anri nativity with 16 figures and an old Anri stable for the six inch set. Each figure us hand carved and painted as only the North Italian Anri studio can do.  Price in the gallery is $1850.00 
 
            THis painting  below is a large oil on stretched canvas that I finished in 1996.
It was inspired by a female cheetah that I knew when I lived in Kenya from 1985-1987.
In 1986 this beautiful animal had 3 young she was rasing in Samburu Game Reserve just north of Mt. Kenya and the frontier village of Isiolo, where I lived.
I located her at the base of this large acacia tree 3 times over a 3 month period.
The base of the tree was split [possibly by a lightening strike] and formed a huge ear, where she would stand and survey her terrain and begin her hunt.
The original is 30 by 36 inches unframed .
Framed in the black walnut and pine as you see it here it is 36 by 42 inches.
It is for sell in the gallery for $2,800.00. 
 

The above photos [after the Cheetah] show an original oil painting by myself,Bruce Stowe
and is titled "Neighbors Passing" and shows two Amish buggies in 1996 in Holmes County, OHIO. THe price is $850.00 and email me for a shipping quote.

 

 

 

The photo below shows the artist Bruce Stowe with an historic painting of old landmarks which use to grace the Village of Glandorf, Ohio. The painting hangs in the Glandorf Municipal Building and was finished over 10 yesars ago.

 Above  The above painting is an original French impressionist oil painting that has just celebrated its 100th birthday this past 2004 [1904-2004].
It is considered a MASTERPIECE by a well known and documented Impressionist artist .
His name is Louis Gustave Cambier [ Brussels 1874- Ixelles 1949].
The painting is a view of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, and dated 1904.
You see the priests dressed in black making their way to the entrance.
It is painted on stretched canvas and it hung in the Brussels Museum
for over 20 years and was considered Cambier's masterpiece in the 1930's.
It is presented in it's original 1730-50's gold gilded frame.
Cambier perfected himself with Paul Signac and Matisse in Paris
after being a pupil of Portaels at the Brussels Academy.
Paul Signac is often referred to as the father of IMPRESSIONISM!
During WW I he stayed with his wife Juliette [also an artist] in Cagnes where he met Renior.
The painting measures 29.5 inches by 42 inches not counting the frame.
Cambier exhibited in Paris and receieved an honorable mention in 1906
from the Salon de Artistes Francais of which he was also a member.
This painting is one of his best and is listed
in the Benezith in 1929-30 with a black and white photo.
It is priced in the gallery at $8,850.00 and was appraised at over 20,000.00 EUROS
in 2000 when it was listed in a French Estate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PHOTO  Above IS  A PAINTING I did in 1998 of the Bridenbaugh Schoolhouse near Pandora, OH.
It is a Bruce James Stowe original on canvas board [ 16 x 20 inches] and the medium is oil paint.
The original is for sell for $800.00 in the gallery.
I do have beautiful 16 by 20 inch prints on stretched canvas for $125.00 per print. It is difficult to tell the difference between the original and this limited edition print.
THe print is Limited to only 25 prints.
The 1889 one room red brick school house has been meticulously
restored to its 1900 condition and fully furbished
as a living museum with the ability to hold classes if need be as they did in 1900.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS Black and white mug is a prehistoric Anasazi pottery piece and is a Mesa Verde Mug. I have all the legal documentation as almost 1/2 of the mug is restored . Still a very nice example of this type of prehistoric pottery from  A.D. 1150  to 1250 . It is 4.25 inches tall and 5.5 inches wide.  This is in the museum but is  available for purchase. Here is a chance to own a Mug from  the southwest and a  Mesa Verde one at an affordable price  $275.00.

 

 

       To your left  and below you see a wonderful large 7.5 inch high blue glass pitcher made by the Model Flint Glass Company of Findlay, Ohio. It is the blue double eye hobnail pattern and is very clear and great detail. It is nearly perfect with just two small nicks in two of the hobnails  [that I have yet to find]. A great find for you Findlay glass collectors! THis is a museum piece and not for sell. 

 

 

        THis next antique [seen below] came from the Atlanta Toy Museum that was closed and the contents were auctioned off by Noel Barrett in 1986.   Noel did this from his auction house in Craversville, PA, which is outside of Philadelphia, PA.  You know Noel if you have ever watched the Antique Road Show on PBS .This is a wonderful miniature, carved, pewter cupboard or hutch from the last half of the 19th century [last halfof the 1800's]. It is 20.5 inches wide and 7 inches deep and 17 inches tall. It is in original excellent finish and condition.  IT is stained to look like a dark walnut and made of a softer wood such as soft maple or pine.  A truly great find and museum piece  and priced to sell at $469.00   SOLD 4/6/2012

 

 

 

 

Below you see a  cupboard  top that is a real full size pewter cupboard from PA and dates to the later 18th Century. It has lost the bottom cupboard , but the top which is Walnut is in very good condition for a Revolutionary War era piece. Notice the gaps in the tongue and groove back boards . Over 200 years have passed to create this shrinkage which is what should be there on a piece of this age. It is  64 inches high and 65 inches wide and about 16 inches deep. $750.00 at the shop/gallery



 

Prof. Karl Kuolt’s nativity is full of personality portrayed through clean lines and distinguishable colors. This world famous nativity bearing his name is an outstanding example of the art of this academic sculptor from Southern Germany. THis hand carved nativity from  The Anri Studio in Northern Italy, by Karl Koult, is from the 1950-70's and the standing figures are  just over 10 inches tall.  It is a master work of carving in hard wood and painting.   The stable is not original to the set, but looks nice with it.  The small boy is also an addition but from Anri. Price on request.  [$2,500.00]

 

ANRI Prof. Karl Kuolt Italian Artist Profile
Born on April 3, 1879 in Spaichingen Germany, he was a student at the Munich School of Art and then from 1910 thru 1914 at the Munich Academy. Besides a large number of well known monuments and memorial chapels throughout Southern Germany he created countless smaller works which are now possessed by museums and private collectors. Our world-famous crib figurines bearing his name are an example of his art.
The Karl Kuolt nativity was introduced in 1955. Since then over 86 figurines have been produced

 
 
 
 
Stowe's Fine Art
Bruce James Stowe
934 North Defiance Street
Ottawa, OH 45875-1204
You can leave messages at stoweart@bright.net
 I am located right on Ohio Scenic Route 15 which follows the 'Old Mill Stream' where Tell Taylor wrote his famous popular song "Down by the Old Mill Stream".
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MY EMAIL IS: stoweart@bright.net   Web sites at www.stoweart.com and here at www.stoweart.net 

   Below are antiques and art work in the gallery:

COUNTRY LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY LESLIE COPE (OHIO, 1913-2002).
This is a watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1966 lower right.
It shows a country road and a barn and house inthe midwest
Leslie Cope is a very important OHIO artist and no longer with us.
This is priced in my gallery at $795.00     SOLD in March 2012
Matted and framed it is 19"high by 23"w.


THe large oil painting above was painted in 1904 by Gustave Cambier, a French Impressionists who is well documented. THis was framed in a mid 18th Century frame and is stunning in its presentation. It was on loan to the Brussels Art Museum in the 1920-30s and is considered one of his best works. It is signed in French and says the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem 1904.  It has been appraised for 20,000.00 EUROS and is for sell for 8,850.00 US dollars.
 
 
 
 
 
 The above photo is coming soon and it  shows an owl made by the famous Acoma potter Eva Histia.
She made this large owl in the 1950s.
There is one photo of Eva with a wedding pot taken in the early 21st Century before her death in 2006.
Eva is the most famous 'potter of the owls'. It is signed and in beautiful condition.
The famous potter of Acoma, Eva Histia, was born 1914 and died 2006.
This huge owl is 10 inches tall and 9 inches wide and 8 inches deep[thick].
One of her best and there will be no more. Price is $895.00
[The smaller owl pictured above is an 8 inch owl by Eva that recently sold for $600.00.]


This pie safe [above] is in original finish with 1870-80 latches that have replaced the mid 1800's brass latches.
It stands almost 68 inches tall at the middle peak and it is 49.5 inches wide at the top and 17.5 inches deep.
THe pie safe shows beautifully and has some back loss due to rot and back legs
are replaced with a poplar wood base [4 legs on old poplar board] which it sits on soundly.
An eye catcher and it can be yours for $350.00 and it sits in the front room of the gallery. SOLD AT GARTHS FOR more       
 
             The litho below shows a baby elephants with their family in Samburu Natl. Park in Kenya.
Entitled SILVER SAVANNAHS, the 1988 edition was used by the non -profit group FREINDS OF KENYA
to raise funds for elephant conservation in Tsavo West Natl Park in Kenya in 1988-89.
50 CB radios were sent to Richard Leaky [then the National Wild Life Director].
These badly needed CB radios were used by the rangers against poachers.
 
 
 
 
 
THe panel below was painted in 2009 by Bruce Stowe  and is on the side of Heringhaus Furniture and celebrates 175 years for Ottawa, OHIO. It is one of 3 panels in the mural and shows early Ottawa in the first 60 years.  [ 
 

The above oil painting on illustration board is by the famous OHIO artist Emerson Burkhart. It is in my  permanent acquisitions in the Stowe Art Museum. It shows a hunter who is stumbling to point a guna a pretty birrd ina tree while his setter points at something else. dated 1961 which would be 8 years before his death in 1969.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
he above  "SILVER SAVANNAHS" black and white lithograph is for sale in the gallery [ltd. edition of only 250 prints].
THe print shows a couple young African
THe 11 by 14 inch print can be purchased for $45.00 [which includes postage in the 50 US states.] SOLD 12  prints since April of 2010.  I have a few more left!


Below you see an American, early late 18th to early19th century, walnut,  Hepplewhite drop leaf table. One board top and leaves with notched and rounded corners. Tapered legs and one drawer. Older finish with good color. Minor restorations. 28 1/2"h.17"w. 36"l. (closed) 43"w. 36"l. (open).
Wholesale Apprasial Estimate $ 600-900
THis beautifully restored  Hepplewhite table can be yours for only $455.00 and can be found in Stowe's gallery/shop in Ottawa. Below is detail of the drawer with a replced period brass pull. SOLD AT GARTHS
The child's dropleaf Hitchcock [signed] table you see in the photos below is a beautiful example of the craftsmanship that came out of the Hitchcock Furniture Company in the mid 1900's. THis 20th Century decorated end table or child's table is solid maple and has turned legs, boxstretcher, and green paint with gold trim and stenciling. 18.5"h. 19.75"w. 12.25 "d [closed] 27.75 "d. [open]. Priced at only $175.00. SOLD at Garths for more!.
      Next is a double writing desk that closes to a box so it can be transported easily in you wagon or buggy. Over 200 years old and looked at by Leigh Keno from the road show.  He loved the original red salmon  grained paint. Leigh  placed it late 1700s and possible very early 1800s, and called it a very nice adn desirable piece. This desk has every corner joined by beautiful handcut dove tails and it is made from nice clear pine.  Found in  the Berkshires of Western Mass. and near the Old Hancock Shaker Settlement  it could possibly have Shaker connections.The size is 16 1/2 inches wide, 13 3/4 inches deep and 11/1/2 inches tall. Open it is 23 1/2 inches long.The 2 lids open with storage under each and the top storge lid locks as does the desk when you close it.  [No key present]. Hardware is handmade brass. It has four ink well compartments.  It was the portable laptop , calcutator record keeper of its day. A very unique desk. Condition shows normal ware for age. Outside salmon paint is worn. One corner with wear. [see photo].   It is $400.00 in the gallery in Ottawa. SOLD at Garths for more..