Collector's Journal
Fred Archer & Melton: The 1885 Epsom Derby, Rare Victorian Painting & Remarkable Family Discoveries
1885 Epsom Derby Antique Oil Paintings British Fine Art British Horse Racing History Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Epsom Derby Equestrian Art F S Evans Fred Archer Fred Archer Family History Lord Hastings Melton 1885 National Trust Paintings Sporting Art Provenance Stafford Ellerman Victorian Jockeys Victorian Sporting Art
Discover the remarkable story behind an original 1885 Victorian sporting oil painting by F. S. Evans depicting Derby and St Leger winner Melton with legendary jockey Fred Archer. Explore its aristocratic racing connections with Lord Hastings, documented Stafford Ellerman estate provenance, two important National Trust comparisons and fascinating new family testimony from Archer's great-granddaughter, Diana Reynolds. A compelling investigation into British racing history, nineteenth-century sporting art and the people whose memories preserve the past.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® Joins The House Directory: British Fine Art, Distinguished Interiors & International Collecting
American Art Collectors Antique Paintings British Fine Art Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD European Paintings Fine Art Trade Guild Historical Portraiture Interior Design Maritime Art Sporting Art The House Directory
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® is delighted to announce its Select membership of The House Directory, an established British interiors resource founded in 2001. This important development expands our international visibility, connecting our independent fine art dealership with American collectors, interior designers and specialist trade professionals. Discover our carefully selected British and European paintings, historical portraiture, equestrian and maritime art, and sculpture, supported by meticulous catalogue research, professional standards and a passion for bringing centuries of artistic heritage into exceptional homes.
Richard Harry Carter: Cornish Fisherman Painting and Its Historic Provenance
19th Century Art Antique Oil Paintings Art Provenance British Fine Art British Marine Art Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Cornish Art Cornish Fishermen Cornwall Artists Exhibition History Fine Art Collecting Fishing Heritage Maritime Paintings Newlyn School Richard Harry Carter Richard Henry Carter Sennen Cove Victorian Oil Paintings
Discover Richard Harry Carter's (1839–1911) atmospheric Cornish marine oil painting, Fisherman Releasing the Catch. Explore the artist's connections with the Newlyn artistic community, his life at Sennen Cove, the painting's documented 2021 and 2023 auction provenance, and the mystery surrounding its surviving historic exhibition label.
The Timeless Charm of British Country Life: David Lamb’s Shetland Ponies – An Original Yorkshire Equestrian Oil Painting with Exhibition History
Discover Shetland Groom, a charming original British equestrian oil painting by Yorkshire artist David Lamb. Depicting two Shetland ponies in a peaceful countryside setting, the artwork combines sensitive animal portraiture with the traditions of British rural painting. Explore the artist's Yorkshire connections, his recognition at the Gargrave Art Exhibition and the surviving documentation associated with the exhibition's 50th anniversary in 2022.
Beneath the Storm Clouds: A Dramatic Welsh Coastal Painting by Moss Williams (1894–1975)
Art History Birds in Flight British Fine Art Coastal Landscape Fine Art Collectors Gwynedd Marine Painting Mid-Century Art Moss Williams North Wales Oil on Board Paris Salon Storm Painting Welsh Art Welsh Landscape Painting
Discover Lightning Storm Over a Rocky Coastal Shore, an atmospheric oil painting by Welsh artist Moss Williams (1894–1975), circa 1950–1960. Featuring dramatic storm clouds, birds in flight and a rugged shoreline, this evocative landscape also bears an intriguing Paris Salon-related label. With provenance from a Gwynedd deceased estate, the painting offers a fascinating insight into mid-20th-century Welsh art and ongoing historical research.
