Collector's Journal
The Burning of HMS Bombay: A Victorian Naval Disaster in Paint
Discover the dramatic story behind this late 19th-century British marine oil painting depicting HMS Bombay engulfed in flames off Montevideo in 1864. Explore the Royal Navy disaster museum comparisons and the historical evidence surrounding this powerful Victorian maritime work. Richard Brydges Beechey's celebrated 1866 Royal Academy composition
Discover the dramatic story behind this late 19th-century British marine oil painting depicting HMS Bombay engulfed in flames off Montevideo in 1864. Explore the Royal Navy disaster, Richard Brydges Beechey's celebrated 1866 Royal Academy composition, museum comparisons and the historical evidence surrounding this powerful Victorian maritime work.
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.
Sir Thomas More: An Imposing Tudor Portrait in the Manner of Hans Holbein the Younger
Antique Paintings British History British Portraiture Cheffins Fine Art Collar of Esses Fine Art Collecting Hans Holbein Hans Holbein the Younger Henry VIII Historical Art Historical Portrait Manner of Hans Holbein Old Master Portraiture Renaissance Portraiture Sir Thomas More The Collector's Journal Thomas More Portrait Tudor Art Tudor History Tudor Painting Tudor Portrait Tudor Rose
A substantial early 20th-century oil portrait of Sir Thomas More, painted in the manner of Hans Holbein the Younger and inspired by the celebrated Tudor portrait tradition. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with Cheffins Fine Art provenance.
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.
Carlo Ferranti’s A Chess Problem: The Art of Strategy, Elegance and Intrigue in a Roman Salon
19th Century Art A Chess Problem Antique Paintings Art History Carlo Ferranti Chess Painting Collectors Journal Genre Painting Italian Art Italian Paintings Sotheby’s Provenance
Explore Carlo Ferranti’s A Chess Problem, a richly detailed late 19th-century Italian genre painting in which five elegantly dressed figures gather around a chessboard. Discover its historic title, Roman artist, signature, technique and documented Sotheby’s provenance.
