Collector's Journal — Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
The Horse: British Equestrian Tradition Through a Modernist Eye
20th Century British Art Animal Art Animal Painting Art Provenance Art Research British Art British Artists British Equestrian Art British Oil Painting Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Equestrian Art Equestrian Painting Fine Art Horse Art Horse Painting Lionel Ellis Mid Century Art Mid Century Painting Modern British Art Provenance Sporting Art Sporting Paintings Vintage Art
Discover the remarkable story of The Horse, a circa 1950–1960 Modern British equestrian oil painting attributed to Lionel Ellis (1903–1988), with historic inscriptions recording its reported direct acquisition from the artist in 1974 and an unusually detailed chain of ownership.
Philip H. Rideout’s Going to Fair — Edwardian Coaching, Sporting Art and the British Road in 1908
19th Century Art 20th Century Art Antique Oil Paintings Antique Paintings Art Collecting British Art British Oil Paintings British Paintings Carriage Paintings Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Coaching Scenes Collectors Journal Country Life Paintings Edwardian Art Edwardian Paintings Equestrian Art Fine Art Genre Painting Horse and Carriage Horse Paintings Philip H Rideout Philip Rideout Rural British Art Sporting Art Traditional British Art
A closer look at Philip H. Rideout’s signed 1908 oil painting Going to Fair, exploring its spirited horse-drawn carriage, Edwardian country setting, documented auction provenance and important comparisons with Rideout’s established coaching oeuvre.
Edward Armfield A Sharp Lookout | 19th Century British Terrier Sporting Oil Painting
19th Century Art A Sharp Lookout Animal Painting British Animal Art British Art British Oil Painting Canine Art Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Country House Art Dog Painting Edward Armfield Edward Armfield Paintings Fine Art Sporting Art Terrier Painting Victorian Art Victorian Oil Painting Victorian Sporting Art Working Terriers
Discover Edward Armfield's A Sharp Lookout, a signed 19th-century British sporting oil painting depicting three alert working terriers within a rustic barn interior. Featuring a historic verso inscription identifying the title and artist, the painting combines Victorian animal painting, sporting narrative and country-house decorative appeal.
Napoleon in Uniform: Researching a 19th-Century Imperial Portrait After Robert Lefèvre
19th Century Art 19th Century Paintings Antique Oil Paintings Art Attribution Art Collectors Art History Art Provenance Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Design Trade European Fine Art Film and Television Fine Art Collecting Fine Art Research French Art French History French School Historic Interiors Historical Portraits Imperial Guard Imperial Portraiture Interior Designers Jacques-Louis David Légion d’honneur Military Portraits Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon I Napoleon Portrait Napoleonic Art Napoleonic Era Portrait Paintings Private Collectors Production Design Robert Lefèvre
New research into a commanding c.1870 portrait of Napoleon I reveals a compelling connection with Robert Lefèvre's official Imperial portrait tradition.
Sir James Campbell of Lawers: A Georgian Military Portrait and the William Aikman Connection
18th Century Art 18th Century Paintings Antique Oil Paintings Art Attribution Art Collectors Art History Art Provenance Battle of Dettingen Battle of Fontenoy British Fine Art British Military History Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Design Trade Early Georgian Art Edinburgh Castle Film and Television Fine Art Collecting Fine Art Research Georgian Art Georgian Portraits Historic Interiors Historical Portraits Interior Designers Military Portraits National Galleries of Scotland Old Master Paintings Order of the Bath Portrait Paintings Private Collectors Production Design Royal North British Dragoons Scots Greys Scottish Art Scottish Military History Scottish Portraits Sir James Campbell Sir James Campbell of Lawers William Aikman
Explore new research into an early Georgian Scottish portrait of Sir James Campbell of Lawers, its historic William Aikman attribution and remarkable military history.
