ANTIQUES
1896 St Ives Artist Painting for sale
| It is signed G.W. Jevons 1896 and depicts a country lane on a winters day painted in the plein air manner. Jevons was one of the earliest members of the St Ives Club joining in 1890. We believe this is almost certainly the painting he exhibited in the Royal Academy entitled 'A Cornish Lane'. It is a large oil and the canvas measures 49.5 x 29.5 inches. It has it's original gilt frame. The painting is believed to be in 'untouched' condition having only recently been discovered. |
Antique Ship's figurehead.
Information Sought.
| This facinating object was discovered in Cornwall. It is thought to be a carved timber ships figurehead and is probably at least one hundred years old. It measures approximately 28.5 inches x 20 inches x 12 inches. Research is presently being carried out to try and shed some light on the object's history. We would be very interested to hear from anyone who can provide any more information about the object. |
NEW! Original Sydney Cowell Drawings
| A
pair of original Sydney Cowell drawings. These are the original artists
illustrations prepared for the "Rupert of Hentzau" by Anthony Hope.
This was the sequence storey to the classic "Prisoner of Zenda". They
appeared in the Pall Mall Magazine, Vol 13, Dec 1897 and are: P489 - "He stood on the threshold of the inn waiting for me" P491 - "Bending over me he began to wash and tend my wound" |