George III Folk Art

A wonderful provincial scene of a revering William Shakespeare holding a pen, in a fanciful woodland. The outdoor scence would appear to be the wild woods outside of Athens from A M...

The sailors bug bear dating to the late 18th century beautifully carved in relief with intricate detail to the exterior depicting a male hunting with his dog....

The sailors bug bear dating to the late 18th century carved in relief with a central crest with classical objects and two birds flying with floral borders. To...

Early 19th Century English Silk Baby Bonnet. A wonderful 19th century silk baby bonnet with sequins and wirework detail. Retaining its original tying ribbons. Circa 1800. Measu...

A magnificent 19th century English silk purse or reticule with wirework and sequin decoration. To the underside is an embroidered cricket or grasshopper. England, circa 1800. M...

A young girl's hand-done sampler, of silk thread on linen ground. It is decorated in floral, meandering borders surrounding an open background, with various floating bird and animal ...

A very charming sterling silver Baby rattle complete with a whistle and real mother of pearl handle. There are six silver bells attached. T...

A rare collection of family portraits circa 1820 of The Moncrieff Family. In original country house condition, losses to the painted surface, small holes and age related craqueleu...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady standing on shore leaning against a fouled anchor, with a ship sailing away in the background with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features, hair, arms and feet. The image is in an oval cartouche bordered by silk thread bound to resemble a braid of the lass' hair, and is placed above the embroidered legend "HOPE." These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in extremely good condition. There is some discoloration, mostly around the perimeter, probably due to sunlight o perhaps some water over the years. Between subject and condition, this is one of the best Georgian silk embroidery...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady in melancholic pose on shore leaning against an anchor, gazing at a ship sailing away over the horizon with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features and hair, as well as the wispy clouds in the blue sky. These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. The ocean here is embroidered in a manner which seems reminiscent of Chinese Export work. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in very good condition relative to most you would see. There are some rust stains coming through from nails in the mounting, several short tears from the backing, and some discoloration probably due to sunlight. Between subject and condition, it is probably the best Georgian silk embroidery...

A well executed oil on board coat of arms, showing a families crest that would off once graced a small carriage or coach. Age related craquelure to the painted surface, reminisce...

19th century sugar nips cutters for sugar loaf Superb iron work set on a mahogany base with string inlay, matching the handle of the scissor like tool used for chopping pieces fro...