Paintings

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 1893 F.Labatino oil painting of the Bar Pantheon This piece is exceptionally well executed, the colours, the strokes, ev...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1992, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Country Village and Pack Horse Bridge, and Ford by...

Elegant artist signed hand painted portrait of an aristocrat lady. The beautiful woman is wearing 4 strands of pearls and has additional pearls in her hair. She is wearing a floral h...

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. This painting measures 23" x 19.75" including the frame. It has a beautiful luminous quality and features a hunter and his dog hunting woodco...

PRESENTING A GORGEOUS and HIGHLY DESIRABLE 19C Oil on Canvas Highland Rovers at Loch Earn by HR Hall. Circa 1890-1900 and painted by Henry Robinson Hall, ...

Large antique Victorian pastel painting showing a still life of a variety of fruit, in a faux wood grain oval frame. Measures: 45.2” x 0.75” x 23.25” / Sans frame - 39.5” x 17.25”...

Beautiful oil on canvas scene of a brook running through a woodland. Lovely old patina and warmth of tone highlight this stately piece, clearly created by a master painter. The gilt ...

A fabulous vintage black and white photo of a lady dressed in a traditional manner and covered in jewels.  

A Beautiful oil on board antique portrait of a boy by an unknown artist. The artist succeeded in capturing this boys striking expression. Age related wear and patina. May have had...

A Pair Of 19th Century English Victorian watercolors on porcelain of A Lady Cushioned velvet frames. In excellent condition commensurate with age. A Near Matching Pair Dimensio...

Copeland porcelain plaque depicting the Casket Scene from The Merchant of Venice English, Late 19th Century Frame: height 47.5cm, width 65.5cm, de...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original pair of John W Morris signed Victorian oil painting of Sheep...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 1882 dated Frederick George Cotman oil painting of a blacksmith A well good looking and well made high Victorian painting, this really offers a window into another time and place Frederick George Cotman (14 August 1850 Ipswich–1920) was an English painter of landscapes, portraits and interiors and a member of the Norwich School of painters Frederick was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman (1802–1871), formerly a Norwich silk merchant and his wife Maria Taylor (1813–1895). His elder brothers, Henry Edmund Cotman (1844–1914), and Thomas Cotman (1847–1925) were born in London before the family moved to Ipswich. Frederick was born at 186 Wykes Bishop Street, Ipswich in 1850 and was the youngest child of the family. He was the nephew of John Sell Cotman and the cousin of John Joseph Cotman and Miles Edmund Cotman. He was a private pupil of William Thomson...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original late 19th century extra large Flemish oil painting, signed A Apoeie depicting a nice nature scene in front of the sea. A ...

A charming antique Victorian landscape oil painting. This is English, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period. It is beautifully executed and depicts a countryside scene of sheep ...

Oil on panel, signed and dated 1894 in the lower left and inscribed on the reverse. The frame measures 15.25" x 19.25". Leader was born in Worcester as Benjamin Leader Williams, the son, and first child of eleven children, of notable civil engineer Edward Leader Williams (1802–79) and Sarah Whiting (1801–88). His father was described as a "non conformist dissenter" and his mother was a Quaker – their marriage in an Anglican church resulted in them being disowned by the Society of friends. Leader's father was a keen amateur artist – a friend of John Constable – and Benjamin would often accompany him on sketching trips along the banks of the River Severn. His brother, also Edward Leader Williams, later became a notable civil engineer who was knighted for his work, and is now mainly remembered for designing Manchester ship canal...

Antique Victorian watercolor portrait painting of a young boy in a blue outfit, seated on a pink cloth covered chair. Measures: 11.75” x 0.5” x 16” / Sa...

Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right. The painting measures 26" x 34.5" with its frame. Provenance: David David Gallery Philadelphia Johannes Martin GRIMELUND (1842-1917) Norwegian painter...

A lovely terrace scene of a stunning young lady draped in classical dress with a rich background of the sea, trees, flowers, fruits and fabrics, painted with oil on canvas by Oliver Rhys...

Very well executed oil on canvas featuring a distinguished gentleman presented in a gilt frame measuring 18" x 15.5". The painting was done by a talented hand and dates to the 19th...

Circa mid 19th Century watercolor on paper. Clatworthy Church of St Mary Magdalene, Somerset England. Shows graveyard with iron mortsafe cages over g...

Miss Ethel Mortlock an oil on canvas called 'Town' of Marie Adelaide Brassey (aged 3) who became Marchioness of Willingdon (see below) and is buried in the Nave at Westminster Abbey, signed and dated 1878. Picture 60 x 45 cm Ethel Mortlock (1865-1928) an extraordinary woman and sought after portrait painter, she painted this aged 16!. Born in Cambridge and lived in London. She exhibited at The Royal Academy between years 1878-1893 no less than 29 paintings also at the Grosvenor Galleries. Many of Paintings in museums (See History below and her sitters). Marie Adelaide Brassey - Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE, CI DStJ (née Brassey; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960) was a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey. On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Thomas , 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), the future Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India. She became : Invested as an Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1917, Decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal , Invested as a Dame of Justice, Venerable Order of St John (D.J.St. J.),Decorated with the Order of Mercy. Invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in December 1917. Invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1924 Birthday Honours. Marie Canyon on the Cowichan River, Vancouver Island is named for her, commemorating a 1930 canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down that river to the city of Duncan, British Columbia. The Lady Willingdon Hospitol in Lahore, Pakistan is named after her .The Lady Willingdon Hospital in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India, is named after her. About Ethel Mortlock : Her clientèle of sitters included members of the aristocracy and European nobility and included, by her account, the Shah of Persia (1900) and the ‘Chinese Ambassador’, Li Hung Chang (who was actually the Chinese Viceroy), à propos which sitting the Sketch published an illustrated interview with Ethel in August 1896. Ethel was thought pretty grand by the American papers who reported that Chang had to go to her studio for sittings in 1896 rather than she wait upon him. He brought her a roll of silk and a white jade palette as presents. Li Hung Chang was a pretty big cheese; his wife had two thousand servants waiting on her. The Chatham, NY, Courier reported that Ethel had painted every Ambassador who had come to London. These last clients, allegedly by failing to pay the £1000 charged for their portraits, landed Ethel in trouble. They were, of course, conveniently unavailable to the bankruptcy commissioners so this sob-story could not be checked. Strapped for cash she was caught out when the executors of a racehorse owner called Edward Overall Bleakley found, in his effects, IOUs for hundreds of pounds (Bleakley had bequeathed his own portrait by Ethel to Manchester Infirmary [Daily News, 1.8.98]). Ethel went to court, claiming that these were offset by painting commissions, but the court found against her and she was told to pay up. Now saddled with legal costs, she was caught again when Captain Noel Hoare, her man of business, died and it was found that he had mortgaged to Hoare’s Bank, without her knowledge (she said), three properties in Sloane Street that she had been building. She tried to buy back one of these but lost a £500 deposit when she could not complete, making a bad situation rather worse. Bleakley’s executors now broke her and her examination in bankruptcy in 1901 can be read in the PRO as above. Her troubles were attributed to extravagance and betting - the Bleakley IOUs were assumed to be in fact gambling debts and the creditors now included all sorts of tradesmen and the Hotel Cecil where Ethel was then living, presumably in some style. She did not help herself by claiming an income of £250 p.a. when individual commissions were on her own account at the £1000 mark as above, meaning that the Chinese and Persian portraits alone would have occupied her last eight years and she would have obtained these prestigious commissions at the age of 18 (she gave her age as 26). Faced by the raised eyebrows of her superiors in mental arithmetic Ethel then upped her declared usual income to a still rather modest £800. She claimed to keep no sort of cash book, accounts, or any memoranda. Proceedings closed with Ethel declared bankrupt and a number of people out of pocket; the settlement was at 7/6 in the pound. Ethel went back to her easel. Some financial aspects seem never to have been sorted out; funds in Chancery relating to her, Hoare and Bleakley were still being recorded in the London Gazette every few years at least up to 1938; maybe the born in Cambridge; she appears never to have married. The 1881 census had not heard of her - she may have been in the United States at that time. However, standard works about Victorian painters, such as the Antique Collectors’ Club Dictionary of British Artists (Johnson %26 Greutzner, 1976) and their Dictionary of Victorian Painters (C Wood, 2nd edition, 1978) tell us that she was a pupil of Sir William Orchardson (who came to London in 1863) and that by 1904 she had exhibited 29 works at the Royal Academy. I have listed these, usually prestigious, sitters, who included Don Carlos...

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left and presented in a magnificent carved and gilt frame. This painting has a wonderful atmosphere to it and measures 40" x 56" including the fram...

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Measures 32.25" x 37.5" including the frame. Know for his paintings of scenes in the highlands of Scotland, John Barker, British 1811 to 1886.

Maria Harrison (XIX-XX) - 'Delphiniums & Daisies' (Untitled) - Antique watercolor floral still life painting on paper - J. Green & Son watermark to the paper (this watermark used cir...

19th century American Victorian gilt framed oil painting portrait of man with beard and black tie.  

West Indian Sailor's Valentine, Circa 1880 The large single sailor's valentine is composed from a variety of shells in concentric and geometric patterns, centred with a heart motif, surrounded by three flowers; within an octagonal stained wood frame. Dimensions: 13.86 inches wide x 13.82 inches (35.2cm wide, 35.1cm high) THE SAILOR'S VALENTINE A sailor's valentine is made of one, or, more often, a hinged pair of octagonal wooden display cases lined with fabric. Small shells, seeds, or other materials are glued to the fabric, usually forming a colorful design. The name "sailor's valentine" comes from the fact that there is usually a sentimental phrase, such as "Forget Me Not," "With Love," or other sayings that we use on Valentine's Day. The shape is thought to come from old compass...

A beautiful watercolor of a church interior. Trimmed corners Inscribed Malta on the page of the album it came from Fabulous quality. Lovely bright colours. Not faded at all. By Edwin...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original late 19th century Flemish oil painting, signed Demoen and with an exhibitio...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original late 19th century Flemish oil painting, signed Van Overbroek depicting a ni...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, original Howard & Son’s Berners Street, fully stamped, Artists Easel which can display two paintings and is adjustable A very well made and decorative piece from the geniuses that were Howard & Son’s. I’ll include a bit about the company below if you are unfamiliar. This piece is very utilitarian in the world of easels, it can display two paintings at once, the round knobs which the paintings sit on are removable and height adjustable, you can see it offers 13 different positions Condition wise it has been deep cleaned, hand condition waxed and hand polished from top to bottom, there will be normal age and use related patina marks here and there Dimensions Height:- 171cm Width:- 47.5cm Depth:- 55cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point A History of Howard and Sons The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company. The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St. In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons. The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St. By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...

A Wonderful Thomas Blinks 'Full Cry' - Oil on board - Highly sought after artist from a family originally probably purchased from artist , never been to auction. Measures: In Frame W...

French Victorian style gilt framed oil painting portrait of a yorkshire terrier dressed as a lady in black with a white lace collar (signed: PONCELET...

Oil on artist panel, signed and dated lower left. It measures 19.75" x 22.75" including the frame, which is likely the original. Benjamin Williams Leader RA (12 March 1831 – 22 Ma...

An antique oil on canvas depiction of a Lion in rampant pose. One of four similar panels removed from an English country house.

CHRISTIAN FREDERIK EMIL ECKARDT (Danish, 1832-1914) - 'Mino' ('Son of the Right Hand' - Ancient Hebrew) - PIRKENHAMMER PORCELAIN FACTORY (Fischer & Meig...

A very nice quality pair of marine paintings by Thomas Rose Miles (English 1869-1910). He is best known for producing dramatic marine scenes...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Dutch oil painting of an elderly man in a winter scene by R Tuiy A very good looking and decorative oil painting, this is ...

American Victorian oval oil painting portrait of lady in black with cameo in gilt filigree carved frame.  

A charming watercolor on paper of a barnyard scene with a family of chickens painted and signed lower right A.F. Tate 1871. The back of the piece has la...

Antique primitive watercolor and pencil portrait of a young boy in brown, holding a whip from the early part of the 19th century, circa 1830s; displayed in a birdseye maple wood fram...

American Victorian gilt framed oval pastel portrait painting of lady with 2 flowers in hair.   

Charles ALFRED Hadfield (Artist - b.c.1856) - Exceptional antique Orientalist watercolor portrait painting on paper (laid down on card) - hand painted - depicting a young Middle East...

Oil on panel. With MacConnal-Mason and Son, Ltd label on reverse. Featuring the 'kill' of an English fox hunt scene. Painting measures 7.25" x 15" an...

Pair of 19th century gilt framed still life oil paintings of tablescapes of fruit.  

English Victorian style maple framed oil seascape painting of clipper ship near white coast (20th Century).  

Set of 4 English gilt framed oil paintings of coach scenes (signed ROWLAND)

A half-length portrait of a young lady, her costume à la Turque and wearing a double strand of large and lustrous pearls. She is deep in somewhat pensive thought, her right hand resting lightly against her chin, her left hand gently clasping the neck of a pottery flask...

Pair of ebonized framed oil painting portraits of lady with hair up and man with long beard.  

Vintage Hand colored lithograph by artist Swankar Hanumann of a kachina (Katsina) Doll standing on a pedestal holding a rattle and bow. Presen...

Fine antique oil painting on tin. A portrait painting of an elderly woman in black with a lace fichu bonnet seated at a table with her hand...

Late 19th Century French Victorian oval miniature watercolor on vellum portrait of a woman with a light blue dress in an ebonized frame.  

Set of 8 Oriental Hair Pins by Spritzer + Fuhrman Sterling silver individual pins including a Buddha, pagoda, water vessel, kettle and a fan. Beautif...

English Victorian (19th Cent) oil painting in a gilt frame entitled "The Smuggler's Cove" by James Ward, R.A. (1769-1859) (signed).  

Pair of English Victorian gilt framed oil paintings of white horse with saddle by wall (signed J. PAUL 1873).  

American Victorian oil on canvas painting portrait depicting a seated lady in white dress & hat with umbrella within a gilt frame (sgnd C.D. Wentwo...

An intriguing and well-painted watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper depicting a cavalier with a dagger, lying in wait, signed and dated lower left "F. Smallfield 1862", titled l...

Late 19th century English Victorian wood framed lithograph of 3 monkeys with fruit in barn.