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Pair of 18th century painted armchairs with original needlework. French. Width: 24" / 61 cms Depth: 20" / 51 cms Height: 34" / 87 cms - Seat Height: 14.5" / 37 cms
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Pair of 18th century Portraits
£5,250.00Portrait 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 -
Pair of 18th century Portraits
£5,750.00One 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 -
Pair of 19th century Brass baulster candlesticks on round bases Height: 11.5" / 29 cms Diameter: 4.75" / 12 cms
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Pair of small,19th century, oval, brass desk candlesticks. Height: 6" / 15 cms
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Pair of 19th century Plates
£245.00Pair of early 19th century Yorkshire plates with a chinoiserie pattern in brown. See chips to edge Diameter: 9.5" / 24 cms -
Pair of 19th century brass spill holders Diam: 2.5" 6 cms Height: 4.75" / 12 cms
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Pair of 19th century Staffordshire Swan Spill vases Width: 4.5" / 11 cms Height: 4.5" / 11 cms
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Pair of 19th century Brass Boots Width: 5" / 13 cms Height: 4.75" / 12 cms
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Pair of Antique Italian Sgabello Chairs
£1,750.00Pair of antique Italian Sgabello hall chairs with intricate romayne panels and grotesque masks,surrounded by ribbons and foliage. Late 18th/early 19th century. The word Scabello comes from the Latin for stool - scabellum. An earlier pair with similar carving to the lower front 'legs' are in The Metropolitan Museum in New York. Width: 15.5" / 39 cms Depth: 19" / 48 cms Height: 38.5" / 98 cms Seat Height: 17.5" / 44 cms -
Pair of Antique Oak Barleysugar Twist Candlestick Lamps Height: inc shades 26" / 66 cms - shades sold separately
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Pair of Antique Torcheres
£4,950.00Fabulous Pair of Late 18th/Early 19th century Carved Wood and Silver Leaf Torcheres - Italian Width: 22" / 56 cms Depth: 12" / 30 cms Height: 68" / 173 cms
