18th Century Folk Art Half Length Portrait Naval Officer Oil on Board Antique

A late 18th/early 19th century gouache on paper landscape, an unusual composition with passing ships two large naval, small rowing and sail boats centred by a large country estate. It has the feel of being American in origins, but we could be wrong. Some creasing lines are apparent, but apart fro that is good untouched condition, housed in a period maple and gilt slip frame and glazed. Provence By descent from Douglas Shepherd (1922-1989), a designer and architect working on public houses for the brewery firm Ind Coope. He was heavily influenced by and was a serious collector of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, including leading designers and artists such as Charles Ashlee and Jessie M King...

A late 19th/early 20th century cased display of a painted British sailing vessel, built by Joseph Packer, who was a carpenter in Ramsey The detailed s...

Late 19th Century folk-art French officer painting A hand painted on paper folk art painting of a well-dressed French soldier, mounted in an ebonised gold ...

Antique Italian painting from the end of the 18th century. Non-coeval wood and plaster frame, from the 19th century, finely carved, lacquered and gilded. Artwork oil on canvas depict...