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Click here to subscribeA Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl - of slightly flared, conical form, painted with three figures in a garden landscape, the interior with central four character mark within bands of flower heads and snail shell scrolls, 10.2cm diameter, 5.1cm high. * Condition: The bowl has no chips, cracks or hairlines. No restoration. There are a few tiny burst glaze bubbles to the rim edge (pinhead size) and one slightly larger burst glaze bubble. The edge of the foot has some tiny frits and flakes, but these appear to be from during manufacture and are not later damage. There are some small glaze scratches to the inside well and a few other tiny glaze scratches to the exterior. In good condition overall.
John Northcote Nash, C.B.E, R.A. (British, 1893-1977) Italian landscape with olive grove watercolour with oil pastel, signed and initialed in pencil lower right 7¼ x 9¾in (18.4 x 24.75cm), plain light oak frame (34.5 x 39.5cm) * Provenance: Direct from the artist, who was a friend of the vendor's father * Condition: Not examined out of frame. Acidic mount and some mount burn visible. Scattered spotting. Sheet slightly cockled. Possibly a little faded.
Rita Smith (British, 21 Artists Group, 20th / 21st century) Alpine mountain village landscape oil on canvas, signed and inscribed indistinctly verso, unframed 24 x 30in (61 x 76.2cm) * This painting forms part of a legacy bequest to the Blue Cross animal charity, directly from the artist's estate. Please see lots 293-301 for further lots from this collection.
Rita Smith (British, 21 Artists Group, 20th / 21st century) Alpine landscape oil on canvas, unframed 13¾ x 18in (35 x 45.75cm) * This painting forms part of a legacy bequest to the Blue Cross animal charity, directly from the artist's estate. Please see lots 293-301 for further lots from this collection.
Rita Smith (British, 21 Artists Group, 20th / 21st century) Alpine mountain valley landscape oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed 16 x 13in (40.7 x 33cm) * This painting forms part of a legacy bequest to the Blue Cross animal charity, directly from the artist's estate. Please see lots 293-301 for further lots from this collection.
Paul Horton; (b. 1958) "Looking After Love" A framed limited edition giclee print, no 322/595, with certificate of authenticity, signed lower right, 55x52cm, together with a Toni Goffe (British contemporary) A 'Trio' of cats, framed limited edition print 57/195, signed and numbered in pencil, with certificate, 89x79cm, and an oil on board landscape, signed lower right Pauline Shingles, 47x38cm. (3)
A tropical landscape print after the original oil painting by Albert Bierstadt. This lush scene captures a serene Caribbean coastal view framed by towering palm trees, verdant foliage, and vibrant tropical flowers, evoking a sense of tranquility and natural grandeur. The work is characterized by rich detailing and luminous atmospheric effects, reminiscent of Bierstadt's mastery of light and landscape composition. Signed Bierstadt in the plate, this piece is housed in a heavy bamboo-style frame that complements its tropical theme. While not an original work by Bierstadt, this piece reflects the influence of the renowned Hudson River School artist, known for his grand and romanticized depictions of nature. The print appears to have been varnished. Artist: After Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902)Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 30.50"L x 37"HCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.
A detailed color poster by Rolf Rafflewski depicting a bustling New York City street scene, capturing the energy and movement of Broadway. The composition features classic cars, pedestrians, and the city's signature architectural landscape, rendered with precise linear perspective and atmospheric depth. The artwork is characterized by Rafflewski's distinctive use of fine detailing, subtle color washes, and a nostalgic yet dynamic portrayal of urban life. Signed by the artist in the plate, the piece is framed with a double mat and a metallic-toned wood frame that complements the cityscape's vintage aesthetic. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment.Artist: Rolf Rafflewski (French, b. 1943)Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 34"L x 28"HCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.
This original watercolor painting by Charles Kontos (20th Century, American) depicts two fishermen launching a small wooden boat into the surf, set against a tranquil coastal landscape with distant cliffs and a cloudy sky. Kontos' soft color palette and fluid brushstrokes capture the motion of the tide and the labor of the fishermen, evoking a sense of maritime tradition. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner, this piece is a wonderful addition for collectors of nautical and coastal artwork.Artist: Charles Kontos (American, 20th century)Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 14.25"L x 11"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
This captivating antique oil on canvas painting features a dynamic and mythological scene of a male rider atop a rearing horse. Rendered with bold, expressive strokes and rich earthy tones, the artwork evokes themes of strength, motion, and heroism. The rider, draped in a red garment, adds a dramatic focal point, contrasting with the verdant backdrop of trees and an expansive landscape. The reverse side of the canvas reveals its age and authenticity, with visible wooden stretcher bars and handwritten markings. While the artist remains unidentified, the piece reflects mid-century artistic styles, possibly inspired by the works of 19th-century European Romanticism or early 20th-century Expressionist movements. This rare and evocative painting is a statement piece, ideal for collectors of vintage or mythological art or those seeking a dramatic addition to their home decor. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment.Issued: 19th-Early 20th centuryDimensions: 49"L x 49"H x 1"WCountry of Origin: ContinentalCondition: Age related wear. The canvas is partially detached from the frame. Sporadic tears and paint loss especially on edges.
This etching presents a panoramic view of Constantinople, a key city in the Ottoman Empire. Overlooking the Bosphorus Strait, the scene captures sailing ships and boats navigating the waterway, highlighting the city prominence as a center of trade and culture. In the foreground, figures in traditional Ottoman attire stand on a stone terrace, conversing and observing the landscape. The composition features lush greenery, Ottoman-style architecture, and a horseback rider approaching from the hillside, adding depth and narrative to the scene.Artist: Luigi Mayer (Italian-German, 1755-1803)Issued: circa 19th centuryDimensions: 29.25"W x 18"HCondition: Age related wear.
This framed oil painting by D. Epple captures a dramatic Western-themed scene depicting two Native American figures seated on a rocky outcrop, gazing over an expansive mountainous landscape. One figure, adorned with a traditional headdress, holds a peace pipe, symbolizing contemplation and wisdom. The painting showcases rich earth tones, expressive brushwork, and a compelling use of light and shadow. Signed D. Epple in the lower right, the artwork is matted with a red border and framed in a classic wooden frame with glass. A significant piece for collectors of Western art, Native American-inspired works, and fine oil paintings.Artist: D. EppleDimensions: 32"L x 28"HCondition: Age related wear.
PILOT, MAKI-E IBIS A FOUNTAIN PEN Cap and Barrel: Black cap and barrel with a flying crane in a landscape, the cap with a clip Nib and Filling System: Medium yellow gold coloured nib stamped 14K-585, cartridge filling system, uninked Accessories: Pilot wooden box, leaflet, cartridge converter and outer card box Condition Report: Almost like new condition Signature to the barrel Condition Report Disclaimer
A REGENCY BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED DEMI-LUNE TEA TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY The hinged top depicting a watery landscape, the interior with flower sprigs and butterflies, on turned tapering legs 74cm high, 83cm wide, 41cm deep Condition Report: Generally good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. The decoration generally good but with some scratches and scuffing throughout.Condition Report Disclaimer
T**T**HOMES (19TH CENTURY) CATTLE IN A RIVER LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas Signed (lower left) 39 x 59.5cm (15¼ x 23¼ in.) Condition Report: Size of the frame: 58 x 77.5 cm The canvas presents extensive craquelure. The picture presents numerous dotted retouches throughout, most notably in the section of the sky, where dotted small retouching is visible . Further retouching is visible to the branches of the tree, as well as infilling in the craquelure, most apparently near the lower edge. Condition Report Disclaimer
A JAPANESE BRASS-MOUNTED BLACK AND RED AND GILT-LACQUERED CABINET MID 18TH CENTURY The doors depicting flower filled urns and landscapes with shaped and engraved lockplate and hinges, enclosing ten landscape-decorated drawers all with nashiji lining and with a flower-carved plinth on an associated English black-japanned stand 151cm high, 93cm wide, 52.5cm deep Provenance: Sir John Thomson (d.1922), Woodperry House, Oxon. Acquired from Holloways Ltd, Oxfordshire, September 1996 Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useGenerally good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. There is some inevitable scuffing, chips etc to the lacquer but no apparent major loss. There is a dark patinated surface overall, including to the hinges and escutcheons. As catalogued the cabinet and base are associated elements, the base with splits and cracks. The stand secure with some chips to japanned decoration. Country of origin: JapanCondition Report Disclaimer
AFTER BEN MARSHALL SIR JOHN SHELLEY'S CELEBRATED POINTER, SANCHO IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas 32 x 46cm (12½ x 18 in.) Together with another painting of Southern Hound after Ramsay Richard Reinagle, and a print of the same work, 25 x 35cm and 14 x 19cm respectively (3) The original work painted by Ben Marshall in 1805, was sold at Sotheby's on 12 April 1995, lot 151.
A GEORGE II BRONZED CARVED WOOD PORTRAIT BUST OF WILLIAM SHENSTONE (1714-1763) MID 18TH CENTURY The poet and landscape gardener depicted in the manner of the line engraving print to the frontispiece of "The Works of William Shenstone", set on later ebonised socle base approximately 23cm high overall Saleroom Notice: Please note, the description has been updated and differ from the printed catalogue. 'A large, heavy, fat man, shy and reserved with strangers', the poet William Shenstone's first poems were published whilst he studied at Oxford, although he left without completing his degree. Of private means, in 1745 he inherited the farming estate of Leasowes, near Birmingham. He retired there and continued to write poetry in a pastoral vein. Shenstone coined the term 'landscape gardener', and created one of the earliest and most influential landscape gardens, his ferme ornée. Diverting streams to create waterfalls he stage-managed the landscape to create views that unfolded from carefully chosen vantage points- a country estate laid out to be admired and walked through whilst retaining the sensibilities of a working farm. The venture impoverished him but led to acclaim among contemporaries. In his 1770 Observations on Modern Gardening Thomas Whately wrote of Shenstone and his work: The ideas of pastoral poetry seem now to be the standard of that simplicity; and a place conformable to them is deemed a farm in its utmost purity. An allusion to them evidently enters into the design of the Leasowes, where they appear so lovely as to endear the memory of their author; and justify the reputation of Mr. Shenstone ... every part is rural and natural. Condition Report: Saleroom Notice: Please note, the description has been updated and differ from the printed catalogue. The height is approximately 23cm, width 16cm Rubbing to painted surface to margins notably back of head, nose and shoulders, some surface movement to paint around folds of dress- likely to have scattered spot retouching throughout- some shrinkage faults Condition Report Disclaimer
JOHN THOMAS SETON (BRITISH 1738 - 1806) PORTRAIT OF MR AND MRS JOSEPH CHAMPION, WITH AN ELEPHANT IN THE LANDSCAPE BEYOND Oil on canvas 88 x 69cm (34½ x 27 in.) Painted in Calcutta, circa 1780. Provenance: The Collection of William Drummond of Hawthornden, near Edinburgh The Collection of Roger Warner Burford, acquired by the present owner in 1977 Literature: M. Archer, India and British Portraiture 1770-1825, p.108-109, ill. plate 63 John Thomas Seton (circa 1735 - circa 1806) was a Scottish painter who travelled to India in 1776. Prior to this, Seton was taught in London by Francis Hayman, where he also studied at the St Martin's Academy. In his twenties, Seton went on the Grand Tour to Italy, travelling to Rome where he helped to buy paintings for Lord Bute's collection. On his return, he settled in Edinburgh where he painted the portraits of Scotland's high society figures of the day. It is unclear what the exact motivations were for Seton to go to India, but the Scottish community in India was substantial, and in her book, Mildred Butler suggests Seton may have believed he was going to a home from home. At this time Tilly Kettle, was achieving notable success in India. Between 1761 and 1772, Seton exhibited at the Society of Artists, which means he was almost certainly familiar with Tilly Kettle's portrait of the Nawab of Arcot and his sons, which was exhibited in 1771. Bearing this in mind, a move to the continent must have seemed a promising gamble for an struggling artist working in Britain such as Seton. Leave was granted to Seton in November 1775, and by August 1776, Seton had arrived in Calcutta, about five months after Kettle had left. Seton's reputation grew quickly, and in 1780, he was commissioned to paint the present lot; a wedding portrait of Joseph Champion and his wife, Ann Forbes. The pair are depicted sitting on a bench, which opens on to the Indian landscape, where an elephant can be seen with his rider in the background to the left. The wedding took place on 12 May, and both Mr and Mrs Champion are depicted holding palm-leaf fans to combat the hot weather. The portrait must have pleased the Champions as three years later Joseph commissioned to further, half-length, portraits of himself and his wife (these were sold at Christie's, 17 March 1978). Champion was a company servant who had been posted to India in 1778. A year later he was made Paymaster to the Cavalry Brigade, and the following year, in 1780, he and Ann were married. Champion showed a keen interest in Persian literature, publishing three books on the subject; Poems Imitated from the Persian; The Poems of Ferdosi, and Essays Characteristic of Persian Poetry. These works were all published in India, and demonstrate Champion's enthusiasm for and knowledge of Persian poets and poetry, in contrast to works of Classical Greek, Roman and English poets which were often the focus of the Western world. An anonymous reviewer in The Monthly Review, August 1790, described Champion as the 'Persian Homer'. (New Catalogue, pp.329-31). In 1784, Champion became a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. He also wrote his own poetry; in 1786 he published a compilation entitled Poems addressed to Mrs Champion, by her affectionate husband, dedicated to his wife, who was described as 'the most handsomest woman that ever left Europe of India' ('Obituary of Considerable Persons; with Biographical Anecdotes', The Gentleman's Magazine 61, June, 1792, p.576). Ann died in October 1791, at the age of twenty eight, and this seems to have induced Joseph to suffer a mental breakdown. In 1792, after sailing back to England, the Calcutta directors of the company wrote to the Court of Directors asking for a subsistence allowance for him during the 'suspension...of his mental facilities' and no loss of rank should he return to his duties (Fort William XI, p. 470). Champion appears not to have returned to India, and according to pension books at the India Office Library in London, the firm continued to pay an allowance to his guardians until his death, which is believed to have been around 1813. Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. Some very light surface dirt. Light craquelure throughout. There is some evidence of very light paint loss scattered throughout, including to the sitters' faces, however this is barely noticeable and is the paint surface now appears to be stable. Some small patches of overpaint are visible in a raking light, including to the tree area above the elephant. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching throughout, as well as a heavy varnish. Country of origin: IndiaCondition Report Disclaimer
ALKEN, Henry, Symptoms of Being Amused. Landscape folio, Thomas McLean, 1822. 42 hand-coloured plates. One plate badly marked with tea (?) stain. Half black morocco, boards rubbed. With The Juvenile Scrap Sheet. Twelve sheets printed on linen, each with multiple hand-coloured images. Quarter morocco. (2)
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Flora And Sylva A Monthly Review for Lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, Shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, Home Woods, and Home Landscape, edited by and printed and published for W. Robinson 1903-1905, in three folio volumes with 66 full-page colour plates (complete) each with tissue guard and many other black & white illustrations, bound in original cloth with gilt titles