English Paintings

‘Samson and the Lion’, charcoal drawing, 20th century. A beautifully executed and striking detail from a much larger work. Size: 39 inches (99 cm) high, 59.5 inches (151.2 cm...

Watercolor by William Leighton Leitch (British, 1804-1883), Cally, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, with estate stamp (lower right). W...

A serene and evocative oil painting by 19th-century artist Cyrus Buott, titled "Landscape with Cottage and Shepherd," dated 1882. This work captures a tranquil pastoral scene, featur...

"Ship Entering the Canal" / Boating on the Thames by Dutch painter Cossaar (1874-1966), signed lower left, in tones typical of a grey day, realistically depicted with an impressionis...

A pair of watercolours by (Albert) Gordon Thomas R.S.W ( 1893-1970), one titled ‘Summer Afternoon Weymouth’showing a gentleman’s motor yacht in the foreground and the other ‘Yachts a...

Alan Davie (1920 - 2014) Oil on Canvas Title: Transformation of A.D No.1 England Signed, dated and titled twice Size: 152cm x 183cm - 59⁷/₈ ins x 72 ins Provenance: Gimpel Fils, Lo...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1747 British Map Showing the Kingdom of Judah on the West Coast of Africa This 1747 Negroland m...

This three-quarter length oil on canvas portrait shows Major Sloane-Stanley in a landscape by the sea. He is smoking a cigar  and wearing a Royal Yacht Squadron cap. Signed lower left ‘G Hillyard Swinstead 1916’ the reverse inscribed in pencil ‘Major R Sloane-Stanley, Hants Yeomanry 1916’ . English. Capt. thence Lt Col Ronald F A Sloane-Stanley of the Hampshire Regiment (1867 – 1948) served as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. As a close friend of Edward VII, he reputedly procured two billiard tables from Osborne House (East Cowes, Isle of Wight) for Lee- on-the-Solent Yacht Club, of which he was the founding Commodore in 1907. He was also a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron from 1907 until his death, owning seven yachts during that period. He served on the Yachting Committee between 1935 and 1946. Despite Sloane-Stanley's long history of involvement with yachting, there is one yacht with which his family is associated that overshadows all of his other great achievements in the sport. The Formosa, built for his father Francis Sloane-Stanley in 1877, was acclaimed as a masterpiece of maritime design before she was even launched. In a rhapsodic article published on the 22nd of February 1879, The Field newspaper describes her as “the most beautiful cutter yacht ever built”. In addition to her fine attributes as a racing vessel, the article also mentions the luxurious way that she was decorated inside, personally supervised and designed by Mrs Sloane-Stanley-our sitter's mother. The Formosa, pictured above, became so famous that shortly after this article was written Francis Sloane-Stanley sold her to his friend the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). There are several images of the Formosa in the Royal Collection, all dating from 1880. The Prince raced her on multiple occasions and her victories included the Queen's Cup on the 3rd of August 1880. By 1881, however, the Prince had sold her to a “Mr Bischoffsheim” as reported in the as reported in the Portsmouth Evening News on the 23rd of July of that year. Although Ronald Sloane-Stanley would have been 12 at the time the Formosa was raced by his father it is highly likely that seeing this beautiful cutter, and the success that it brought to his family, would have inspired Ronald's own yachting career. Additionally, as the same article in The Field makes clear, the Sloane-Stanley family were related in some way to Thomas Assheton-Smith, a founder member of the Yacht Club (later the Royal Yacht Squadron). The family is therefore a highly renowned one in yachting circles and we were lucky enough to be able to offer a silver gilt trophy won by Assheton Smith at the Regatta in 1828 in one of our previous catalogues. This portrait is a very exciting piece of yachting memorabilia as well as a superb work of art in its own right. The Artist George Hillyard Swinstead...

This dramatic watercolour shows only the bow and the stern of Amelia as she is perilously close to being dashed against the sea wall with a wave completely swamping her amidships. Some of her crew have been washed out of the boat and would-be rescuers are wading along the promenade towards her bow. To her right, the schooner Coupland is rolling dangerously in huge waves. Scarborough Spa and crowds of onlookers are clearly visible through the storm. Signed J.N.Carter, 1865, Torquay. English, painted in 1865. The attempted rescue of the schooner Coupland by the lifeboat Amelia on November 2nd 1861 is one of the most memorable and tragic in Scarborough lifeboat history. The 32 ft. long, ten-oared, self-righting Amelia, on her maiden voyage, went to the rescue of the Coupland crew, with disastrous results. She was dashed to pieces against the harbour wall and two of the crew were lost, while others had to swim or be pulled ashore by rescuers wielding ropes. Three of the shore based rescuers, Lord Charles Beauclerk, William Tindall and John Hiles, also lost their lives. Eight Board of Trade Medals for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea were awarded along with six RNLI medals and monetary grants. Joseph Newington Carter (1835-1871) was influenced by W. M. Turner and is known predominantly for his dramatic and compelling seascapes in oil and watercolour. His father, Henry Barlow Carter...

Antique English Oil/Canvas of a Young Girl holding a Rose after William Hammer, within a gilt frame, ready to be hung.

Abstract Minimalist Diptych Black & White Panel Painting Erik Atkinson Icon 1971. Acrylic on board with mirror and plexi glass in 2 pieces, overall 100 x...

This mid-20th century painting was found in southern France; set in the original wooden frame with white wash finish, the colorful painting features sailboats in harbour with housing...

21st century painting gathering storm by English artist Corrina button one of two hooks or clasp in back of painting.

Signed lower left corner: M. Sinclair; (Monogram and Title on Verso). By: Max Sinclair, British, flourished 1880-1900. Late 1800s, measures: 19" H x 26" W.

'Spring Lovers' by Dora Holzhandler (1928 - 2015) , Oil on board and framed. Signed 'Dora Holzhandler 2006'

Original oil painting stretched, signed on back and framed by UK painter Perry Trollope.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original vintage Winston Churchill Oil painting in a new B...

A very good 19th century watercolor depicting a pastoral landscape with haycarts, mounted with archival acid free materials and signed bottom left. Measures: 6.75” x 9.75” (sight). Framed dimensions, 10.75" high x 13.75" wide x .75" deep. John Atkinson (1863-1924) was a highly regarded British landscape artist working in watercolours, oil & tempera. He was born in Newcastle, he attended classes at the Newcastle School of Art where he is said to have briefly studied under Wilson Hepple...

Pair of bas-reliefs in scagliola with figures of women, England, 1940.

Antique oil on canvas Painted by English Royal Academy artist Henry Woods (1814-1921). Scene of Neapolitan peasant women.        

Pair of 19th century English miniature portrait paintings. On the back can be read: Joseph Storr of Ouswick, born 6 of February 1755 and died 10 of December 1831. Married with Ann...

Classic watercolor in soft tones of grays and black of a countryside town in the early 1900’s. Perfect addition to a black and white wall of watercolor painting.

Pair of Jokers by Nicholas Thompson. Two large oil on board paintings of two women holding playing cards, with a homage to Jackson Pollock featuring Pollock’s signature by Thompson on the right side. Thompson was a follower of the 'Madchester' music and clubbing scene during the 80s & 90s, especially the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays, and a frequent visitor to the Hacienda nightclub during that period. Shows the influence of Pauline Boty...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Rochester Cathedral Priory Gate from St Margaret's Mews", a finely painted street scene, with two figures approaching the gate. Medium: watercolor (artist indicates pencil and watercolor on the label verso but this is predominantly watercolor) on board, unframed. Painting : 14.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...

Early 19th century oil on canvas of three dogs by well listed British artist James Ward (1769-1859), known for his paintings of horses and dogs...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1993-95, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - In the Oast House at ...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Solitary Angler on the River Thames at Teddington near L...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Church and Village at Altarnun. Cornwall. Church of St N...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Rochester Cathedral, Priory Gate on Minor Canon Row. Kent,...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1991, signed to the front Title - This one has no inscription verso but we feel confident it is another ...

Harry Newman's Derelict cottages, Stagsden 1986 Watercolour, ink, crayon, gouache Signed lower right : Clifford Knight 1986 label verso : Ghosts & Silent Witness Exhibition, North...

Each charger depicting a not-unwilling maiden being carried off by centaurs. Signed in Greek and Cyrillic by artist G. Landgraf. As stated in the Royal ...

Oil on Board by prominent British artist Walter Hunt (1876-1941), titled "Girl Feeding Calf in Meadow." Striking realism and vivid colors. Early 20th Century. In an ornate white-wash...

Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...

A charming antique Victorian landscape oil painting. This is English, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period. It is beauti...

19th Century oil on canvas titled ‘Dean Swift & The Young Merchant’ by Thomas P. Hall. Thomas Paul Hall (1810 - 1867) was a London painter of genre and historical scenes, who enjoye...

Thomas Whitcombe: ‘Flora’, this oil on canvas shows the action, within a gilt frame with a panel reading ‘British Frigate “Flora”, 36 guns commanded b...

Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...

Rye features bold oversized leaves, complementing the bestselling metallic Columbia Road design of large eucalyptus stems. Inspired by the Barbican Conservatory in London Rye offers ...

"Building Site" by Peggy Trotman, vibrantly captures the bustling activity of a dock under construction. Painted in a warm yet moody palette, the work's abstract composition conveys ...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of late Victorian watercolors signed H Brock and dated Apr 1894 The first is titled “An Uninvited Guest” and the second “A Lion...

Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...

This exquisite pair of hand-painted Wedgwood porcelain plaques, painted by Thomas Allen, is a beautiful example of the Aesthetic Movement. The delicate, intricate designs and vibrant...

Artist Juno Doran Portugal b.1966 Title: No.4 (self-portrait after a Week's Sleep Deprivation finishing a Painting for the BP award) Oil on canvas Measures: 184 x 122 cm Exhibited: National Portrait Museum London 2003 The fantastic painting was a finalist in the BP Portrait award...

19th Century coastal landscape water colour, monogram lower right. Delightful picture capturing the softness light and colours of the English coast on an overcast day Wide compo...

"A Study of the Ruins of a Castle." By: John Claude Nattes (English 1768-1822). Fine original watercolor painting with pencil on paper, inscribed in pencil on reverse, matted and gil...

I, II, III, 2023 This is now a set of 3 - they are available individually too - please ask. Paint, ink, graphite on paper 75 x 57cm Series: Midnight Series Signed & dated verso All rights, the artist. Mark Houghton...

Set of seven Royal Officer\'s portraits oil on canvas measure: 47" high.

David Cox 'Snow Scene' c1840 , inscribed verso. Very much in the manner of David Cox (1783 - 1859), has a framers and board label 'G Rowney & Co. Rathbourne Place, London'. Rown...

An English regency domed leather portrait box with a doré bronze border and a velvet interior. The box opens to a 19th century painting on ivory. Si...

Robert Gallon British, 1845-1925 “Waiting for the Catch” Oil on canvas 30 by 50 in. W/frame 36 by 56 in. This artist, well known, and justly appreciated by the British Pu...

Oil on canvas, Procesion for Bjornstjerne. Wilhem Karl Arnesen British battle ships. We also have numerous other nautical paintings and models. Feel free...

Henry George Gawthorn (1879–1941) Rare watercolor study of two fishermen examining a large fishing net in the harbour. Inscribed ‘rough sketch for poster’ & signed H G Gawthorn in pencil. With a pencil sketch of one of the fishermen on the reverse Reputedly Newlyn. probably artwork for GWR, Great Western Railway...

Edward John Gregory (1850-1909) Edward John Gregory (1850-1909) A seated girl in Oriental costume signed 'E J Gregory' and dated 1896 l.l., watercolour 34 x 48cm Framed Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, Oil Paintings and Watercolour Drawings by the late Edward John Gregory, RA, 1910, no.194. Gregory was born in Southampton, the son of a ship’s engineer and grandson of John Gregory, engineer-in-chief on Sir John Franklin’s last Arctic expedition...

F. wood painting, signed and dated 1907. The dimensions below are with a frame. The dimensions without the frame are: 23.5" x 17.5".     

Pair of English Victorian gilt framed oil portraits, paintings of young boy and girl (Ansdell).  

18th Century painting on porcelain by Matthew William Peters titled ‘Adorational’. Circa 1780. Peters (1742 - 1814) was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Ang...