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 with old label verso Image size: 11.25 inches x 15.25 inches Size including frame...
Oil, Panel
$5,451
H 18 in W 23.25 in D 2 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures with Highland Cattle
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) A Highland Drove Oil on board, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 12 inches x 17.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 23...
Oil, Board
$19,761
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
$6,950
H 22.75 in W 30.75 in D 275 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of a shepherd & flock in a country lane
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) Near Tonge, Leicestershire Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.25 inches x 23.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inches x 30.75 inches A cha...
Canvas, Oil
$6,337
H 21.5 in W 31.25 in D 2.25 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures in a horse & cart crossing a ford
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) Crossing the Ford Oil on canvas, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 15.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 21.5 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$5,928
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
$38,160
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
$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
$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
$13,628
H 50.25 in W 42.25 in D 3 in
Historical genre oil painting of a couple eloping
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jules Girardet French, (1856-1938) Le Coeur a des Raisons Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 41 inches x 33 inches Size including frame: 50.25 inches x 42.25 inches Provenance: Exhib...
Canvas, Oil
$29,850
H 28.25 in W 48.75 in D 2.5 in
A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in LA, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a very fine and charming oil on canvas ""Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers", depicting three young maidens picking flowers by a lake. The three...
Oil
$6,201
H 20.75 in W 27.75 in D 2.5 in
19th century sporting oil painting of hunting dogs going over a hedge
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (c1860-1905) Over the Hedge Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 13.5 inches x 20.5 inches Size including frame: 20.75 inches x 27.75 inches An animated sporting...
Canvas, Oil
$6,337
H 27.25 in W 37.25 in D 3 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of ducks in a harvest field
By Arthur Walker Redgate
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Arthur Walker Redgate British, (1860-1906) Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 27.25 inches x 37.25 inches A charming harves...
Canvas, Oil
$5,451
H 21.5 in W 26.5 in D 3 in
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman & child in a Welsh cottage
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Provis British, (1818-1890) By the Fireside Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1869 Image size: 10.5 inches x 15.5 inches Size including frame: 21.5 inches x 26.5 inches This cha...
Canvas, Oil
$5,724
H 31.5 in W 43.5 in D 3 in
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman & geese at a pond
By Ernest Walbourn
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Ernest Walbourn British, (1872-1927) By the Pond Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24 inches x 36 inches Size including frame: 31.5 inches x 43.5 inches A pleasing genre painting by...
Canvas, Oil
$6,746
H 35 in W 25.75 in D 3.75 in
19th Century genre oil painting of a young woman pouring tea
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Pierre-Louis Bouchard French, (1831-1889) Une Bonne Tasse de Thé Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 23 inches x 13.75 inches Size including frame: 35 inches x 25.75 inches A lovely ...
Canvas, Oil
$19,761
H 32.25 in W 42.25 in D 2.5 in
19th Century genre oil painting of figures in a cottage with two donkeys & a dog
By Charles Hunt Jr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Hunt Jnr British, (1829-1900) A Deal to be Done Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24.75 inches x 34.75 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 42.25 inches A superb gen...
Canvas, Oil
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