{"product_id":"sporting-oil-purebred-arabian-horse-in-the-bombay-stables-india-c1900","title":"Sporting Oil Purebred Arabian horse in the Bombay Stables  India c1900","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1qolm71\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"10\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e🏇 \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"12\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eEnglish Victorian sporting oil painting of a Purebred Arabian horse in the Bombay Stables, India, c.1900, in the manner of Charles Bilger Spalding\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"200\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"zsdm1h\" data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"223\"\u003e🎨 Subject \u0026amp; Medium\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"466\"\u003eImpress your guests and clients with this exceptional English Victorian sporting oil painting depicting a magnificent \u003cstrong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"382\"\u003ePurebred Red Chestnut Arabian horse\u003c\/strong\u003e standing proudly within the renowned \u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"445\"\u003eBombay Stables, India\u003c\/strong\u003e (modern-day Mumbai).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"841\"\u003eThe noble Arabian is portrayed in elegant full side profile beneath a large pale green canvas awning, thoughtfully erected to shelter the horse from the intense Indian midday sun. Beyond the stable yard, the tranquil waters of Bombay Harbour stretch towards the horizon, where a graceful sailing yacht glides across the estuary, creating an evocative Anglo-Indian backdrop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1073\"\u003eExecuted in \u003cstrong data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eoil on board\u003c\/strong\u003e, this beautifully observed work combines refined equestrian portraiture with fascinating colonial history, making it a distinguished addition to any sporting art, equestrian or fine antique collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1csqhwa\" data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003e🖌️ Composition \u0026amp; Technique\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003eThe artist demonstrates an accomplished understanding of equine anatomy, capturing the Arabian's noble character, athletic build and elegant stance with remarkable confidence. Every detail, from the finely modelled musculature and expressive head to the rich chestnut coat, has been skilfully observed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1743\"\u003eWarm earth tones harmonise beautifully with the cool greens of the awning and the soft blue coastal landscape beyond. Delicate tonal modelling and assured brushwork create depth, atmosphere and realism, resulting in a painting that commands attention while retaining a refined sense of elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"5cb5ac\" data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1806\"\u003e📜 Historical Context\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003eDuring the Victorian era, Arabian horses ranked among the most valuable and prestigious bloodlines throughout the British Empire. Bombay was one of Britain's principal commercial, military and sporting centres, where wealthy merchants, cavalry officers and racing enthusiasts maintained exceptional Arabian horses for breeding, racing and ceremonial display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003eSporting portraits such as this were commissioned to commemorate prized horses in much the same way formal portraits celebrated distinguished families. Today, Anglo-Indian sporting paintings remain highly sought after for their historical significance, decorative appeal and enduring investment potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2511\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"atpuwn\" data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2537\"\u003e👨🎨 About the Artist\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2685\"\u003eThis painting is attributed to an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2617\"\u003eEnglish School artist working circa 1900\u003c\/strong\u003e, executed in the manner of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2684\"\u003eCharles Bilger Spalding (1810–1871)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"3062\"\u003eSpalding was a respected Victorian sporting painter celebrated for his exceptional horse portraits, hunting scenes and racing subjects. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and collaborated with the distinguished publishers \u003cstrong data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2926\"\u003eS. \u0026amp; J. Fuller\u003c\/strong\u003e. His works continue to enjoy international recognition and remain highly desirable among collectors of nineteenth-century sporting art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3212\"\u003eAlthough unsigned, this painting displays many stylistic characteristics associated with Spalding and other accomplished Victorian sporting artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3214\" data-end=\"3250\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"11yatx2\" data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3263\"\u003e✍️ Signed\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3274\"\u003eUnsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3276\" data-end=\"3291\"\u003eEnglish School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3293\" data-end=\"3342\"\u003ePainted in the manner of Charles Bilger Spalding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3344\" data-end=\"3380\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1h0xa9d\" data-start=\"3382\" data-end=\"3394\"\u003e🖼️ Framed\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3396\" data-end=\"3531\"\u003ePresented in its attractive traditional gilt frame, which complements the painting beautifully while enhancing its Victorian character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3533\" data-end=\"3603\"\u003eReady for immediate display with hanging cord attached to the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3605\" data-end=\"3641\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"3tqg41\" data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003e📏 Size\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3674\"\u003eFrame Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3676\" data-end=\"3695\"\u003eHeight: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3684\" data-end=\"3695\"\u003e34.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3697\" data-end=\"3713\"\u003eWidth: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3713\"\u003e42 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3715\" data-end=\"3732\"\u003eDepth: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3722\" data-end=\"3732\"\u003e4.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3734\" data-end=\"3866\"\u003eA desirable cabinet-sized painting, perfectly suited to display in a country house, library, office, study or elegant home interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3868\" data-end=\"3904\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"3dd7rs\" data-start=\"3906\" data-end=\"3921\"\u003e📚 Provenance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"4035\"\u003eOriginal historical labels remain attached to the reverse, documenting part of the painting's ownership history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4037\" data-end=\"4155\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"4039\" data-end=\"4065\"\u003eHolloway's Auctioneers\u003c\/strong\u003e, Banbury, Oxfordshire, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4089\" data-end=\"4099\"\u003eLot 97\u003c\/strong\u003e, June 2024 (original auction lot label retained verso).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4199\"\u003e• Original typed collection label reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4290\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4239\"\u003e\"Chestnut Arab in the Bombay Stables\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4239\" data-end=\"4242\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4242\" data-end=\"4266\"\u003eBought from the Anneji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4266\" data-end=\"4269\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4290\"\u003eAnd sold for £980.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4292\" data-end=\"4347\"\u003e• Holloways Fine Art Auction label retained verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4349\" data-end=\"4399\"\u003e• Curated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"4362\" data-end=\"4398\"\u003eCheshire Antiques Consultant LTD\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4550\"\u003eThese original labels accompany the painting and provide an appealing documented ownership history, enhancing both its collectability and provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4552\" data-end=\"4588\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1kcm9mh\" data-start=\"4590\" data-end=\"4612\"\u003e⭐ Why You'll Love It\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4699\"\u003e✅ Beautifully executed Victorian sporting artwork with exceptional decorative appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4701\" data-end=\"4799\"\u003e✅ Magnificent portrait of a Purebred Arabian horse, one of the world's most admired equine breeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4891\"\u003e✅ Evocative Anglo-Indian historical subject depicting colonial Bombay (modern-day Mumbai).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4893\" data-end=\"4979\"\u003e✅ Painted in the manner of renowned Victorian sporting artist Charles Bilger Spalding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4981\" data-end=\"5129\"\u003e✅ Retains original provenance labels including Holloway's Auctioneers, Southern Shire Fine Art Auction and the original historical collection label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5131\" data-end=\"5201\"\u003e✅ Presented in a traditional gilt frame and ready to hang immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5326\"\u003e✅ A superb addition for collectors of sporting art, equestrian paintings, Anglo-Indian history and fine Victorian antiques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5328\" data-end=\"5426\"\u003e✅ An elegant statement piece for a country house, library, office, study or refined home interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5464\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"ukx1ij\" data-start=\"5466\" data-end=\"5487\"\u003e🔍 Condition Report\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5489\" data-end=\"5523\"\u003eOffered in good antique condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5525\" data-end=\"5809\"\u003eThe painting displays the authentic characteristics expected of a work over one hundred years old, including age-related craquelure, areas of foxing and some paint loss towards the outer edges. The colours remain rich and vibrant, and the composition continues to display beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5811\" data-end=\"6029\"\u003eThe traditional gilt frame has general age-related wear including scuffs, surface marks, dust, staining and minor losses commensurate with age. There is also a small tear to the protective paper backing on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6031\" data-end=\"6143\"\u003ePlease examine all photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the description and condition report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6145\" data-end=\"6181\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"12h6usl\" data-start=\"6183\" data-end=\"6196\"\u003e🌍 Shipping\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6198\" data-end=\"6280\"\u003eWorldwide shipping is available via the \u003cstrong data-start=\"6238\" data-end=\"6279\"\u003eeBay International Shipping Programme\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6282\" data-end=\"6443\"\u003eYour painting will be professionally packaged using premium protective materials and dispatched fully insured to help ensure safe delivery anywhere in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6445\" data-end=\"6487\"\u003eViewings are welcome by prior appointment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6489\" data-end=\"6625\"\u003eIf you have any questions or would like additional photographs, please feel free to send us a message—we are always delighted to assist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6627\" data-end=\"6822\"\u003eThank you for visiting \u003cstrong data-start=\"6650\" data-end=\"6686\"\u003eCheshire Antiques Consultant LTD\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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