Large and highly ornate carved wood Italian Mirror – fabulously carved with gilded and original paint surface. (now mounted on carrying frame for ease of transport)
Width: 60″ / 152 cms
Height: 76″ / 194 cms
18th century Welsh oak hanging press cupboard of small size. Montgomeryshire. Circa 1740. Shaped fielded panels to both sections. Two drawers below.
Secret sliding lock. Now fitted with brass hanging rail.
Width: 54″ / 137 cms
Depth: 21.5″ / 55 cms
Height: 70″ / 178 cms
Two Similar 19th century Yew and Elm Windsor Chairs
Two similar 19th century fruitwood and elm Windsor high back chairs. Thames Valley. Circa 1840/50. Wheelback splat. Smaller chair now sold
Seat Height: 17″ and17.5″ / 44/45 cms
Height: 40 and 44″ / 102/112 cms
19th century Oak Parquetry Centre Table by Howard and Sons
Oak Parquetry Veneered Centre Table by Howard and Sons. Circa 1880. Chamfered legs terminating with original integral
brass castors. Printed paper label to underside for Howard & Sons, 27 Berners Street, London
Stamped Howard & Sons, Berners St.
Provenance Available by Request
Width: 46″ / 118 cms
Depth: 26.5″ / 67 cms
Height: 27″ / 69 cms
Portrait of William Matson – Circle of William Hoare of Bath (1706-1790/99)
Oil on Canvas in Period Carved Wood Gilded Frame
William Matson (1719-1764) – The Matson Family resided at Titup Hall in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire. William married Ann , the daughter of Jacob Morland of Capplethwaite. Their grave stone can be found in the Kendal Parish Church.
Williams Hoare of Bath R.A. – From an early age Wm Hoare excelled in Art. In the the early 1720’s he studied under Grisoni, and later in Rome under Imperiali (who taught Ramsay and Batoni) By 1739 Hoare had settled in Bath where he established a highly successful practice painting portraits in the mediums of crayon and oil. The influential Duke of Newcastle became his patron. He exhibited 22 times at the R.A.
Hoare’s work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery of Scotland.
Provenance: The Morland Family at Court Lodge, Lamberhurst, Kent
Width: 30″ / 76 cms
Height: 35″ / 89 cms
One of a Pair of 18th Century Portraits – Oil on Canvas – Attributed to Joseph Highmore (1692-1780)
Portrait of Ann Morland (1709-1791) in Period Giltwood Frame
Anne Morland was the second daughter of Jacob Morland of Capplethwaite, Cumbria. Her father was a Justice of the Peace and a well known portrait of Jacob Morland with his dog, painted by George Romney in 1763, hangs in the Tate Gallery, London. Ann married William Matson of Titup Hall, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. They had two children, Margaret and Ann – the latter married Tomas Morland (to whom we think she was related). They lived at Court Lodge, Lamberhurst, Kent.
Joseph Highmore was educated at The Merchant Taylors School, London. He began his career as a lawyer but abandoned this to study art at Sir Godfrey Kneller’s Academy. Highmore established a very successful practice as a portrait painted in 1715 and was described by George Vertue as being ‘distinguished in the first class of those who make the best figure’. His works are represented at The National Portrait Gallery and The Tate Gallery, London
Provenance: The Morland Family, Court Lodge, Lamberhurst, Kent
Width: 30″ / 76 cms
Height: 35″ / 89 cms
Large 18th century Portrait – Oil on Canvas – Young girl seated with a parakeet – a country house in the background – a fountain playing in formal grounds
Width: 46.5″ / 118 cms
Height: 56″ / 142 cms
Oil on Canvas – The Approaching Storm’ Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789).
Vernet was born in Avignon and began painting for his father, who was a decorator of carriages, when just 14 years old. He then studied in Rome under Claude Gellee, the renowned maritime artist. Gellee’s style and choice of subjects greatly influenced Vernet, particularly his representations of classical Italianate ruins. This painting contains many of the elements, colours and atmosphere of his famous work ‘A Calm on the Mediterranean’ in The Getty Museum. Vernet’s work can be seen in The Louvre, The Getty Museum and The Rijksmuseum
Width: 55″ / 140 cms
Height: 38″ / 97 cms
