$6,670
H 18.5 in W 22.5 in D 2.5 in
19th Century genre landscape oil painting of two Italian women near a vineyard
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Karel Frans Philippeau Dutch, (1825-1897) Home from the Vineyard Oil on panel, signed & dated 1867
Oil, Panel
19th Century pair of French townscape oil paintings
By Henry Schafer
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 15 INCHES x 13 INCHES** Henry Schafer German/British, (1841-c.1914) Chartres, France & Metz, Lorraine Oil on canvas, pair,...
Canvas, Oil
$38,116
H 29.5 in W 43.5 in D 2.75 in
19th Century Scottish river landscape oil painting of Glen Falloch
By Sidney Richard Percy
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Sidney Richard Percy British, (1821-1886) Glen Falloch Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)69 Image size: 23.5 inches x 37.5 inches Size including frame: 29.5 inches x 43.5 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$23,005
H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century landscape genre oil painting of farmworkers with horses & a dog
By George Cole
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Cole British, (1810-1883) Rick Making, Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 42.5 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
$19,738
H 32.25 in W 42.25 in D 2.5 in
19th Century genre oil painting of figures in a cottage with animals
By Charles Hunt Jr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Hunt Jnr British, (1829-1900) A Visitor Calls Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24.75 inches x 34.75 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 42.25 inches A wonderful ge...
Canvas, Oil
$6,261
H 18 in W 22 in D 2.5 in
19th Century winter landscape oil painting of figures on a frozen lake
By Alexis De Leeuw
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alexis De Leeuw Belgian, (1822-1900) A Winter’s Day Oil on panel, signed Image size: 10.25 inches x 14.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 22 inches Provenance: Cooling Gall...
Oil, Panel
$8,984
H 23 in W 29.25 in D 2.75 in
19th Century continental townscape oil painting of a quayside on a river
By Ludwig Hermann
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Ludwig Hermann German, (1812-1881) A Busy Quayside Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.75 inches x 22 inches Size including frame: 23 inches x 29.25 inches This atmospheric contin...
Canvas, Oil
$38,116
H 47.5 in W 66.5 in D 3 in
Large scale 19th Century historical genre oil painting of a group of musicians
By Robert Alexander Hillingford
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Robert Alexander Hillingford British, (1828-1904) The Duke’s Musicians – A Reminiscence of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 40 inches x 59 inches Size in...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century coaching oil painting
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Bristol, Bath & London Coach Outside The Crown Inn, Bath Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1882 Image size: 17.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size includ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,529
H 41 in W 49 in D 4.75 in
19th Century historical genre oil painting of a courtship
By Henry Gillard Glindoni
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Henry Gillard Glindoni British, (1852-1913) The Suitor Oil on canvas, signed & dated 'Jan 1908' Image size: 27.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 41 inches x 49 inches Thi...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 14 in
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Woodbury, CT
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub. Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1874 to Henry Mellor Bennett and...
Oil, Canvas, Panel
$3,947
H 12.75 in W 10.75 in D 2 in
Pair of 19th Century coastal seascape oil paintings
By Walter Williams
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 12.75 INCHES X 10.75 INCHES** Walter Williams British, (1834-1906) Stormy Seas & By the Shore Oil on canvas, pair, both si...
Canvas, Oil
$5,921
H 21 in W 33 in D 2.5 in
19th Century coaching scene oil painting outside a Bath inn
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Saracens Head Oil on canvas, signed & labelled ‘Bath’ Image size: 13.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 21 inches x 33 inches A wo...
Canvas, Oil
$11,094
H 21.25 in W 28.25 in D 3 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of Cattle at Grizedale in the Lake District
By Sidney Richard Percy
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Sidney Richard Percy British, (1821-1886) Grizedale, Westmorland Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 12 inches x 19 inches Size including frame: 21.25 inches x 28.25 inch...
Canvas, Oil
$6,329
H 36.5 in W 54.5 in D 2.25 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of a horse & cart on a country track
By James Edwin Meadows
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
James Edwin Meadows British, (1826-1893) A Country Track Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1861 Image size: 29.5 inches x 47.5 inches Size including frame: 36.5 inches x 54.5 inches A l...
Canvas, Oil
$124,500
H 44.75 in W 51.75 in D 4 in
A Very Fine Danish 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Sewing Room" (Systue)
Located in LA, CA
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe (Danish, 1844-1907) A very fine and large oil on canvas titled "Systue" ("The Sewing Room"). The finely executed artwork depicting the interior of a sewing room w...
Oil
$125,000
H 70.38 in W 82.75 in D 7 in
Georges-Marie-Julien Girardo (French 1856-1914) Oil on Canvas "A Wedding Party"
Located in LA, CA
Georges-Marie-Julien Girardot (French, b. Besançon 1856 - d. Paris, 1914) "Avant le mariage" (Before the Wedding) A Palatial and Impressive French 19th Century Oil on Canvas depictin...
Oil
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