"Beauty with Dove" John William Orth

Still life painting of roses in vase, signed "A. Silver" in beautiful hand-carved and gilt wooden frame. A typewritten square of paper reads: "Silver, Born: 1898" Country: Austria ...

Oil Painting of bare-breasted Balinese women in the country side. Signed W. Hardy and Dated 1973 with a note that reads "Love Bali".

This is one of a series of four paintings by Patrick Casey. The only series of paintings that he had ever done. This series was designed to go along wi...

This is one of a series of four paintings by Patrick Casey. The only series of paintings that he had ever done. This series was designed to ...

English Georgian print of a scene with models and sculpture of classic figures in a black and gold trim frame (titled: Analysis of Beauty-Plate I) (aft...

English Georgian print of a scene with models and sculpture of classic figures also having center image of people gathering dancing in a circle within ...

"The Artist" William John Wainwright PRBSA (1855–1931) Oil on canvas. Dated July 1902 on the reverse - unsigned. Canvas size 40.5 x 50.5 cms. Provenance: New Art Gallery, Birmingh...

Impressive modern Golf Portrait, William Laidlaw Purves. Large oil on canvas of Dr. William Laidlaw Purves after the original oil painting by the Hon. John Collier (1850 - 1934), a prominent London artist. The painting is un-framed but is stretched and ready to hang, artist of this particular painting is unknown. The original painting now hangs at Royal St. George's, Sandwich. William Laidlaw Purves, oculist and obsessive golfer, was an Edinburgh born surgeon who worked in London, but remembered by most for his contributions to the golfing world. A very influential man, he was one of the key figures behind the spread of the game of golf in England towards the end of the 19th century. He won many important club trophies, the last being in 1914, aged 71 with a handicap of 3. He died at his home Hardwick Cottage, Wimbledon Common on 30th December 1917, and at the time he was a member of no fewer than 32 golf clubs. As a student Purves had played golf at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh and by the time of his London appointment he was a member of both the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Upon his move to London in 1874 he joined the London Scottish and Wimbledon Golf Club. The two clubs shortly separated into two separate clubs, The London Scottish Golf Club and the Wimbledon Golf Club, but both continued to play on Wimbledon Common. In 1882 the Wimbledon became the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club and Purves became an active committee member, later being elected Captain. As the two clubs also shared the Common with the public play was restricted, so together with a fellow Scot and keen amateur golfer (Henry Lamb...