Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques

A pair of late 19th century silver plated planters or wine coolers, naturalistically modelled as tree bark and retaining the original ring handles. With makers stamps for Hukin & ...

Jan van der Vaart (1647-1727) Portrait of Dorothy, Lady Brownlow (1664-1700) Oil on canvas; held in a period carved wood frame circa 1687 Considered a beauty of the age, Dorothy, Lady Brownlow was painted on a number of occasions by some of the most talented and respected artists of the day; Kneller, Riley, Closterman, Dahl and Wissing, all rendered her features in oil for posterity. The portrait presented here is by Jan van der Vaart who from 1685-1687 was employed by Willem Wissing as a drapery and landscape painter. After Wissing’s death in 1687 he practiced as an independent portraitist much in the style of his master with some influence also of Kneller. This work is in fact the head and shoulders taken from Wissing’s three-quarter length of Lady Brownlow which hangs at Belton House, Lincolnshire and produced as a mezzotint in 1687. Van der Vaart has made some intriguing alterations particularly as the sitter now looks directly at us, appearing rather more provocative and self assured of her beauty. The confident rendering of the dress and pearls and the thickly drawn copious hair are hallmarks of Van der Vaart’s work. It is likely he completed this portrait – shortly after Wissing’s version – as a smaller variant intended for another family member as was often the practice. Dorothy Mason married Sir William Brownlow 4th Bt. in July 1688; she was the daughter and heir of Sir Richard Mason a politician and courtier to Charles II who owned estates at Bishop’s Castle, Salop and Sutton Surrey. She came from, and married into extreme wealth; her dowry upon marriage was £10,000 and on her death her husband inherited the estates that were once her father’s. In June 1697 William Brownlow succeeded his brother to the baronetcy and to most of his landed estates including Belton House. In 1698 he abandoned his Peterborough seat to contest Bishop’s Castle on behalf of his wife and in the interest of his mother-in-law, Lady Anna Mason...

A mid-20th century tole and gilt brass table lamp, the body consisting of a dark green painted sphere, supported by a cluster of arrows, set upon a circ...

A late nineteenth century silvered metal table lamp of urn form, set upon a square wooden plinth.     

An early 20th century eglomisé glass table lamp of good scale, decorated with a female classical figure, swags and set upon an octagonal base.

A set of Three nineteenth century coloured glass cordial Bottles Retaining their original; stoppers, together with a pierced silver plated holder with carrying handle. Having marks t...

A late 18th century Chinese export watercolour, depicting a man and a woman in a garden, a watermelon set upon the window sill.  

A fine and rare late 18th century silk work portrait of a young lady. Set within the original verre eglomisé mount. Dimensions refer to size of frame.

An unusual mid-20th century pair of lamp bases in the manner of Maison Charles, the square gilt metal bases supporting ceramic corn cobs and support...

Camphor-lined and with brass borders and nailing, painted with floral panels and borders on a sealing-wax red ground; on a later conforming, red-painted stand.  

A mid-20th century oil depicting an autumnal sunrise. Oil on canvas, set within a giltwood frame. Dimensions refer to size of frame. Signed: Michael Tain...

A blue and white glazed porcelain plate, decorated in the Kangxi manner. Qing dynasty.

A midcentury silvered glass and chrome lamp base in the futurist taste.

A late 19th century botanical watercolor study. Watercolor on paper set within a reeded giltwood frame.

A late 19th century botanical study depicting a red lily. Watercolor on paper held within a reeded giltwood frame.

A late 19th century watercolor and pencil study of a golden clematis, Clematis Tangutica. Watercolor and pencil on paper set within a reeded giltwood frame.

A late 19th century botanical watercolor depicting a spring blossom.

A late 19th century botanical watercolor, depicting an exotic cactus blossom. Set upon a paper mount within a reeded giltwood frame.

A finely decorated late 19th century Kutani porcelain vase, of bottle form. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Condition: Rim chip restored.

A 15/100 scale beautiful watercolor of a steam locomotive listing the technical names for the component parts and inscribed 'Pensionnat St Gabriel - Chatell...

A pair of tole wall lights in the Rococo manner, having two arms with candle socles. These have been drilled for electric lighting. Part...

A mid-20th century Yi Xing tea pot of small scale. Republic period 1949.

20th century Yi Xing teapot.

A good mid-20th century yi xing terracotta tea pot. Republic Period, 1949 -

A mid-20th century Yi Xing tea pot, the square shaped body decorated with blossoms, the handle and spout modelled on the bamboo shoots. Republic period, 1949.

A mid-20th century yi xing tea pot, the body of circular form, inscribed with characters, having a stylized bamboo shoot spout and handle. Republic period,...

A mid-20th century yi xing tea pot of dark rich color with scrolling handle. Republic Period, 1949.

A mid-20th century terracotta yi Xing teapot, the body and lid decorated with stylised foliage. Republic period, 1949.

A mid-20th century yi xing terracotta tea pot of small-scale.

A pair of early 20th century Meiji period Shibayamama panels of oval form, set within aubergine decorated frames, housing black lacquer panels with carved eagles, smaller bird and fl...

A mid-1960s fashion illustration: Sir Norman Hartnell (1901-1979), H.M. Queen Elizabeth's Couturier. Drawn in-house by Betty Jones who worked as a fashion illustrator for Norman ...

A baluster form vase with rich Flambé glaze. This rich, glossy vase is of good proportion and excellent quality. The saturated flambé glaze was first ...

A set of three Chinese Export style porcelain leaf dishes, decorated with red, blue, green and gold glazes upon a white ground, each depicting the Great Seal of the United States: A ...

A mid-1960s fashion illustration: Sir Norman Hartnell (1901-1979), H.M. Queen Elizabeth's Couturier. Drawn in-house by Betty Jones who worked as a fashion illustrator for Norman ...

A mid-1960s fashion illustration: Sir Norman Hartnell (1901-1979), H.M. Queen Elizabeth's Couturier. Drawn in-house by Betty Jones who worked as a fashion illustrator for Norman ...

A large scale famille rose beaker vase decorated throughout woth birds, butterflies, flowers and foliage upon a white ground with gilded highl...

A Blue and White Delft charger the decoration imitating kraakware