Alfred Wheeler Furniture

Fred Yates (1922 - 2008) Cheadle Hulme, Oil on board, signed lower right. Provenance: Gift of the artist. Cheadle Hulme is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. The subject matter, which possibly depicts a working men's club, dates this work to the early years of Yates's career. Frederick was an English artist who was inspired by the famous Manchester painter L. S. Lowry. Yates painted pictures about the lives of ordinary people. His paintings portray sharp observations of people going about their daily lives painted with strong impressionist colours and expressive brushwork. His paintings are included in many private and public collections including Brighton and Hove Art Gallery, Liverpool University, the University of Warwick, Torquay Art Gallery and Russell Coates...

Mid-19th century English School painting "Fishing Village on the Dover Coast". Signed lower left G.H. Jims? and dated 1863?. Oil on Artist' board. Note the small lighthouse & light e...

"BEFORE THE HUNT" LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY JOHN SYER, JR. (BRITISH, 1846 - 1913) In oil on canvas, signed lower right "J. Syer 188.." Item # 012IRM11P A fine open landscape depicting ...

This vintage oil painting, by Aldred Sussi (1931-2013), depicts two children in a serene setting. The artist has skillfully captured the innocence and playfulness of children throug...

Barry Mason, English, Shipping Scene, Oil On Artists Board, signed lower left. Barry Mason (British, b.1947) is one of the most accomplished marine artist...

Antique oil painting on board by H. G. Ontrop (1880-1955) is a slightly more impressionistic work than typical for the artist, with wisp...

American oil on board portrait of horse landscape in the original gold gilt floral frame. Signed James Weiland, (1872-1968) New York, Early 20th cent...

Beautiful oil painting on board 1920s. A splendid white horse. Signed by artist Edwin Ganz. Emile Edwin Ganz born in Switzerland in Zurich on 3 October 1871 and died in Belgium in Me...

Alfred Henry Maurer (American, 1868-1932), "Fauve Landscape", Oil on Board laid to cradled panel, 1912, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries label to verso, black painted wood frame. Provenan...

Painting by Herman Heimlich (1904-1986). Original period frame. "Still Life" Signed 1966. Oil on hardboard

Oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until completely di...

Alfred Wheeler (1852-1932) Oil on Panel of the Brilliant Racehorse Pretty Polly. Signed and Dated 1906 with Jockey Danny Maher up and Trained by R Gilpin and Owner Major Eustace Loder. Alfred Wheeler was born near Bath in Somerset to John Alfred Wheeler (1821-1877), who retired early from the Army to pursue a successful painting career. Alfred is thought to have studied under his father and to have worked closely with him. He married Catherine Muspratt in 1874 and moved next door to his father at Raglan Villas, Bath. Alfred then followed his father when he moved to Hanwell. Alfred and Catherine had six children of whom Walter Herbert and John Frederick became artists. The Wheeler family specialised in sporting subjects such as horseracing and foxhunting. They also painted animal portraits. There is often confusion between Alfred Wheeler and his father because their style is so similar and they both signed J. A. Wheeler or A. Wheeler senior. They even painted some of the same racehorses and both received commissions from Baron Rothschild and the Prince of Wales. Alfred's work is thought to be less prolific. However, Alfred did contribute to many of his father's paintings toward the end of his life. Generally, Alfred's pictures tend to have more of a photographic quality about them than those of his father. Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. One of the greatest fillies ever to race in Britain, she won fifteen consecutive races and was only the fifth horse to win the British Fillies Triple Crown since its inception in 1814. Pretty Polly also became one of the greatest broodmares of the century. Pretty Polly was bred and owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903. The following year, Pretty Polly won the 1,000 Guineas as 1-4 favourite, winning easily by three lengths in record time. Other wins as a three-year-old were The Oaks, the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, the St. Leger Stakes (completing the Fillies' Triple Crown) and the Park Hill Stakes with jockey William Lane. Pretty Polly stayed in training as a four and five-year-old, winning six more races, including the Coronation Cup...