Oil Paintings 4 

The Three Pilchards Public House and Smugglers Cottage, Polperro, oil on board, signed F.E. Kirton, c1990.

Oil on Daler Canvas Panel, signed and dated. Dimensions : Frame : 403mm x 502mm x 32mm. Image : 295mm x 395mm. Weight : 1.070kg net. Condition : Good.

£150.00  Shipping : UK : Free Delivery. Europe : £30.00. World : £40.00. Unframed : £15.00/£25.00.

The Three Pilchards Pub and Smugglers Cottage, Polperro, oil on Daler Canvas Panel, signed F.E. Kirton, c1990. Framed.

Imperial : Frame : 15-3/4" x 19-3/4" x 1-1/4". Image : 11-1/2" x 15-1/2".

Condition/Notes : Very good. The oil on Daler Canvas Panel is in very good condition with good colour and no damage. The painting depicts The Three Pilchards Pub and  The Smugglers Cottage guest house in central Polperro Cornwall with figures. The painting is signed in the lower rh corner and is estimated to be c1990. Displayed within a contemporary softwood frame secured by panel pins; titled "Polperro" verso above the Daler Canvas Panels detail stamp in centre. Hanging wire attached. An attractive contemporary tourist work by the local artist F.E. Kirton. 

The Trent, Millgate, Newark, oil on board, signed Chris King 1974.

Oil on board, signed and dated. Dimensions : Frame : 450mm x 497mm x 28mm. Image : 370mm x 415mm. Weight : 1.100kg net. Condition : Good.

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The Trent, Millgate, Newark, Nottinghamshire. Oil on board signed Chris King 1974. Framed.

Condition/Notes : The oil on board painting of the river Trent at Newark is in good condition with good colours and no paint loss or damage. The scene depicts the river Trent at Millgate with the associated riverside buildings and wharehouses which will be familiar to anyone who has visited this popular location in Newark. The scene has not changed for many years and the viewer's attention is drawn to the spire of the church of St. Mary Magdalene which dominates the town. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower lh corner and dated 1974. The painted and stained wooden frame is in good condition and complements the painting; the wood effect card backing board is secured by points and sealed with gummed tape. The framer's label is attached lower centre with details and dated stamped Aug 1974. Another label is attached lower rh corner with the title "The Trent, Millgate, Newark" and the artist's name and address in Newark. Screw-eyes and wire attached.

The Wicker Arch Sheffield, c1950, oil on canvas, signed Guzzardi, c1975. Framed. Cityscape.

Oil on canvas, signed. Dimensions : Frame : 445mm x 615mm x 22mm. Image : 308mm x 480mm. Weight : 2.200kg net. Condition : Good.

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The Wicker Arch, aka Sheffield Victoria Viaduct, c1950, oil on canvas, signed Guzzardi c1975. Framed and glazed. 

Condition/Notes : Good. The oil on canvas study is in good condition with good colour and no damage. The study depicts two Sheffield Corporation Trams passing at the Wicker Arch, other vehicles and a steam locomotive on the Great Central Railway viaduct. Signed in the lower rh corner by the artist Guzzardi in one of his series of cityscapes based on the work of Eric Bottomley.

Displayed within an antique white coloured mount which is also in good condition.

The gilt antique style contemporary frame is in good condition; hardboard backing secured with points and sealed with gummed framing tape. Hanging cord attached. No visible script.

An interesting historical topographical study of the Wicker Viaduct.

Thurne Dyke Mill, Thurne Dyke, Norfolk, signed CAW (C.A. Wright), oil on board. c1930.

Oil on board, signed and titled. Dimensions : Frame : 230mm x 378mm x 20mm. Image : 128mm x 272mm. Weight : 0.750kg net. Condition : Quite good.

£150.00  Shipping : UK : Free Delivery. Europe : £20.00. World : £30.00. Unframed : £10.00/£20.00.

Thurne Dyke Mill, Thurne Dyke, Norfolk, signed initials CAW (C.A. Wright), oil on board. c1930. Artist's name and address on label verso.

Condition/Notes : Quite good. The oil on board painting depicts the Old Windmill known as Thurne Dyke Mill, which was built in 1820 for drainage, and is located at the end of Thurne Dyke just off the River Thurne about 20 minutes down-river from Potter Heigham. The windmill is now owned by Norfolk Windmills Trust and is a very well known tourist attraction shown on many Norfolk Broads posters and postcards. The painting is in good condition with good colour but there is some slight surface paint loss in the lower rh corner near the board edge caused by abrason from the frame but this can be concealed by relocating the board within the frame. There is light dusting in the sky which can be removed by cleaning. The painting is signed in monogram CAW with the letter C and A formed by the cross bar on the letter W; the artist's name is confirmed on a label attached verso. The original painted wooden frame is in fair condition with surface losses in places and general scuffing; the window inner edge gilt is showing through the paint in places. The hardboard base is secured by old headless nails; the brown paper  backing sheet is detached on the lh corner  revealing access to the inner frame. An old label is attached to upper edge which states in faded type "The old windmill. Thurne Dyke. Painted by C.A. Wright. 16. Castle Street. Wroxham." Screw-eyes and cord attached. C.A. Wright is a known Norfolk artist. Overall, an historical painting which will benefit from general cleaning and reframing.

Tomato Summer, oil on board, signed Jean Clark, c1969. Framed; titled verso.

Oil on board, signed, titled verso with address. Dimensions : Frame : 560mm x 459mm x 21mm . Image : 490mm x 390mm. Weight : 0.920kg net. Condition : Good.

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Tomato Summer, oil on  board, signed Jean Clark. c1969. Framed and titled verso.

Imperial : Frame : 22" x 18" x 7/8". Image : 19-1/2" x 15-1/2".

Condition/Notes : Good. The oil on board study of a tomato plant in fruit is in good condition with good vibrant colour and no damage or paint loss. The painting is a strikingly colourful study and will brighten up any gardener's or plant-lover's room and is ready to hang. The painting is signed in the lower rh corner with the handle end of a paint brush scribed into the wet paint. The plain cream coloured wooden frame is in sturdy condition with light scuffing to the edges but with a 15mm chip to the mid-lower edge which can be easily touched-up. The purple backed board support is secured by arrow points and sealed with gummed framing tape. Label attached to top rh corner "Tomato Summer Jean Clark 17 Lodge Rd., Bedhampton. £25." Screw-eyes and cord attached.

This listed artist was married to Cosmo Clark (1897-1967) from 1924 until his death. She died in Saxstead Suffolk 1999. Several similar still-life works of flowers are known in addition to portraits and landscapes mostly in oil.

TOWARDS THE LAKE, SIGNED MINTEER. OIL ON CANVAS, FRAMED. c1980's

Oil on canvas, signed by the artist, traditional landscape. Dimensions : Frame : 332mm x 280mm x 31mm. Image : 243mm x 190mm. Condition : Good. Frame : Quite good.

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Oil on canvas, traditional landscape. Signed Minteer in white paint lower lh corner. 20thC artist currently of unknown nationality.

Framed. There is scuffing and scratching to frame edges in places. Canvas is quite taut but can be adjusted.

Travelling musician and beggar girl, 19th C Continental School, faintly signed with monogram JM, oil on panel.

Oil on panel, faint monogram, possibly JM, lower rh corner. Dimensions : Frame 368mm x 318mm x 21mm. Image : 295mm x 243mm. Weight : 1.240kg net. Condition : Fairly good.

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Oil on panel, Travelling Musician and Beggar Girl, possibly faintly signed with monogram JM in lower rh corner. 19th Century Continental School.

The oil painting is executed on a heavy wooden panel and depicts a travelling musician with a beggar girl performing outside a doorway in a courtyard. There is a figure at the top of the stairs to the rear of the girl. The painting has been varnished quite heavily. There is what appears to be a faint monogram in the lower rh corner which could be JM. The wooden gilt frame is sturdy. There is the remnants of a label on the lower edge of the  frame which states "Pictures Cleaned & Lined Mirrors, Mouldings, Cornices & ...Old Frames Regilt..." The back of the frame is plain wood and the panel is nailed in place by two nails and two old headless panel pins. There is some handscript on the panel but cannot read it.

Condition : Fairly good. The painting has been quite heavily varnished and there is a degree of surface bubbling in parts of the varnish to the lh side of the musician and rh side of the girl and below the fabric on the gallery above the musician. This is an interesting painting which will benefit from general cleaning.

TSS Statendam, Holland America Line, signed D.T. Gray, oil on board, c1960. Maritime.

Oil on board, signed by the artist. Dimensions : Frame : 424mm x 347mm x 38mm. Image : 265mm x 200mm. Weight : 1.400kg net. Condition : Good.

£250.00  Shipping : UK : Free Delivery. Europe : £25.00. World : £35.00. Unframed : £15.00/£25.00.

TSS Statendam (II), Holland America Line, oil on board, signed by the South African artist D.T. Gray (20th Century).

Condition/Notes: The oil painting on board depicts a retrospective depiction of the TSS Statendam (II), of the Holland America Line, built in 1917 by Harland & Wolff Belfast. She never actually sailed for HAL as she was requisitioned by the British Government during WW1 and was torpedoed and sunk in 1918 when named SS Justicia. She was the second of four ships named Statendam commissioned  by HAL. Her successor Statendam (III) was built by H&W Belfast 1921-29 and sailed under HAL 1929-1940 when she was burnt out in May and scrapped in August 1940. They were very similar in design except for variations in the bridge and after upper-deck and lifeboat stowage. This is very similar to the classic oil painting of Statendam (II) 1917 in both aspect and location and may well be based on that painting.

The oil painting is in good condition with vibrant colours and captures the surge of the river as she departs Rotterdam. The painting is displayed within a basic green mount with a handwritten title below "Statendam Holland America Line". The painting is faintly signed in the lower rh quarter below the stern of the ship as DT Gray a known South African 20th Century artist who mostly paints South African landscapes.

The wooden frame is an attractive recessed style which is typical of this artist's other known paintings and is sturdy and undamaged. The back of the frame is protected by a sheet of plywood secured by panel pins  covered with self-adhesive tape. The framer's stamp is marked on the upper quarter. Rings and cord are attached.

An attractive and historical painting which may well reveal more information  than is currently known.

Turkish potato harvester, oil on board, signed G. Hovers. c1960. Agri-Art.

Oil on board, signed G. Hovers. Dimensions : Frame : 460mm x 330mm x 28mm. Image : 395mm x 263mm. Weight : 0.990kg net. Condition : Good.

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Turkish Potato Harvester, oil on board, signed G. Hovers. c1960. Framed.

Dimensions : Frame : 460mm x 330mm x 28mm. Image : 395mm x 263mm.

Condition/Notes : Good. The oil on board study of a Turkish farm worker is in good condition with strong colour and no damage. There is an area of craqueleur to the lower lh corner. The painting is an interesting period study of Turkish agricultural life in the mid 20th Century. The artist has captured the hard manual aspect of the work set against the distant landscape. The artist's signature is in the lower rh corner. 

The gilt lined wooden frame is in good sturdy condition with light wear to the edges. The frame is closed with a separate sheet of hardboard backing secured by arrow points and sealed with 28mm framing tape. Rings and cord attached.

Tyndrum, with its guardian Beinn Odhar, oil on board, signed Colin MacRae 4/2/79. Landscape.

Oil on Matt oil board, signed by artist. Dimensions : Frame : 375mm x 250mm x 20mm. Image : 310mm x 185mm. Weight : 0.560kg net. Condition : Good.

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Tyndrum, with its guardian, Beinn Odhar, oil on special Matt Finish oil board, signed by Colin MacRae (C. MacRae) dated 4/2/79. Framed.

Condition/Notes : Good. The oil painting on board, mounted on hard-board, depicts the Highlands with Tyndrum and Beinn Odhar and the village in the fore-ground as viewed from a neighbouring field. The painting is in good condition with no signs of damage and the artist's signature and date are in the lower lh corner. The painting emphasizes the vastness of nature compared to the humbleness of human endeavour. The painting has been lightly varnished. The stained wooden gilt lined frame is sturdy and in good condition with some light scuffing in places. The back of the frame has been sealed with a sheet of brown card held in place by small staples. There is written in the artist's hand "Tyndrum, with its guardian, Beinn Odhar".  An original Painting in Oils on special Matt-Finish Oil Board, Mounted on hard-board, for extra durability by Colin MacRae 7th February 1979. In the top rh quarter is printed in Biro "Catalogue No. 64" underlined. A framer's label with full details (Swansea) is fixed in the upper centre. In the lower rh corner the artist has again signed his name and dated 7-2-79. Small screw-eyes and framing wire are attached.

Ulm Minster, Bavaria, oil on paper, Attrib M Leek, c1860. Signature verso.

Oil painting on rough cut textured art paper. Dimensions : 352mm x 282mm. Condition : Good.

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Ulm Minster, Bavaria, Germany. c1860. Oil painting on rough cut textured art paper with signature verso "M. Leek about 60/62".

Dimensions : 352mm x 282mm. Unframed.

Condition/Notes : The oil painting on paper is in good condition. The painting depicts Ulm Minster viewed from the Kleine Donau in old Ulm c1860 prior to the completion of the building in 1890. The buildings in the painting were destroyed during the bombing of Ulm in 1944 but the Minster escaped destruction as the spire was used as a navigational aid by Allied bombers. The spire is still the tallest in the world today.

The painting captures the low cloud and mist which is associated with the city and the proximity of the industrial area which was close to the Minster at that time. The location can be readily identified from photographs of modern day Ulm.

There is no signature on the painting but inscribed M. Leek verso.

The painting was housed in an old wooden gilt gesso moulded frame with a Boots Picture Framing Department label attached verso. On opening the frame and removing the painting the following pencil handscript was found verso "M Leek about 60/62" (see the images below). As the frame is quite worn and the decorative moulding damaged, the painting is being offered unframed and the quoted shipping rates reflect this. If the frame is required please contact me for an alternative quote.

The inscription "60/62" could indicate the date of the Minster at the time portrayed or the approximate date of the painting. According to records the Minster's spire was not completed until 1890 hence the truncated peak although this could be attributed to low cloud or mist which is often the case in contemporary photographs. In any event, the locality can be identified in photographs or paintings c1900 and does not exist post 1944.

Overall, a very interesting and historical painting of this famous Minster and city.

View of Chatsworth House from the Arch Bridge, Derbyshire, oil on board. Unsigned. c1975. Unframed. 20thC British Outsider Art.

Oil on hardboard. Unsigned. Dimensions : 360mm x 458mm x 3mm. Weight : 0.580kg. Condition : Quite good.

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A study of Chatsworth House from the Arch Bridge, Peak District, Derbyshire, oil on hardboard. Unsigned by Joan Fuller. c1975. 

20thC British Outsider Art. 

The oil on hardboard study is in quite good condition with good colour; some bumps and scuffs to board edges in places. An interesting and colourful view of the major tourist attraction in Derbyshire. 

The work is known to be by Joan Fuller c1975 although it has not been signed. 

No script or labels verso.

Viewing Flower Market from Balcony, oil on paper, signed Dennis Lewis, c1980. Framed.

Oil on paper, signed. Dimensions : Frame : 488mm x 388mm x 15mm. Image : 348mm x 248mm. Weight : 1.460kg. Condition : Very good.

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Couple viewing the Flower Market from a Balcony, probably in Caribbean c1980.

Impressionistic oil on paper, signed Dennis Lewis in the lower rh corner. 

The impressionist study depicts a busy flower market, probably in the Caribbean, with a couple viewing the scene from an over looking balcony. The colours are vibrant and the overall condition is very good with strong colour and no damage or marking. 

Displayed within a turquoise-green mount which complements the tone of the study; the speckled antique-effect wooden frame is in good condition with hardboard backing board secured by points and sealed with framing tape. US style serrated hanging tag attached upper edge. No visible script. 

The artist Dennis Lewis RWA, FCSD, (1928-2014),born Bristol, trained in lithographic printing and joined the Society of Lithographic Artists. Served National Service in Jamaica and British Honduras from 1948. He was a life member of the Bristol Savages Artists' Society and was three times President between 1973 and 1990. Retired in 1990 to continue painting in his Portishead studio.

The work is one of a series titled "Travels Abroad".

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Vizakhapatnam Sea Front, oil on Daler board, signed RBF, dated September 1976. Framed. 20thC British Outsider Art.

Oil on Daler board, signed initials RBF. Titled and dated verso. Dimensions : Frame : 142mm x 192mm x 16mm. Image : 125mm x 173mm. Weight : 0.120kg. Condition : Good.

£500.00 Shipping : UK/Worldwide : Free Delivery.

Visakhapatnam Sea Front landscape with Figures looking out to sea, oil on Daler Board, signed initals RBF and verso, titled and dated verso. 

The study of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, (also known as Vizag) Sea Front is in good condition with good colour and no damage. The painting depicts the waterfront with boulders and children climbing and looking out to sea with a monsoon heavy sky; figures and distant headland. The painting is signed in black paint initials RBF in the lower lh corner adjacent to the frame. 

Framed in a light black and gilt wooden frame; secured verso with three nails. 

Signed in pen upper lh corner RBFuller, titled "Vizakhapatnam Sea Front" upper edge and dated September 1976 below signature. 

Daler Board label attached with dimensions 7 x 5  (inches) Fine Grain. 

Cord attached to drawing pins. 

An interesting study taken from plein air drawing. 

Waiting Horse and Carriage, oil on board, signed B. c1980.

Oil on board, signed initial. Dimensions : Frame : 660mm x 404mm x 21mm. Image : 577mm x 320mm. Weight : 0.980kg net. Condition : Good.

£250.00  Shipping : UK : Free Delivery. Europe : £30.00. World : £40.00.

Waiting Horse and Carriage, oil on board, signed B. c1980. Framed.

20th C Continental School.

Condition/Notes : Good. The oil on board is in good condition with good colour and no damage; there are a few light surface scratches in places but they do not detract from the image. The painting depicts a Continental street scene  with a waiting horse and carriage and a lady proceeding towards the carriage. There are gulls in the sky indicating that it is a coastal location probably in the Mediterranean region. The painting is signed in the lower rh corner with an initial B within a circle; currently an unknown artist. The pine frame with gilt slip is in good condition; board base secured by panel pins. Pencil script on the board and rings with hanging wire attached.

Wild Horses, oil and pastel on paper, signed and dated Christine Pallett 1981. Framed, unglazed.

Oil and pastel on paper, signed and dated. Dimensions : Frame : 550mm x 720mm. Image : 410mm x 580mm. Weight : 1.538kg. Condition : Good.

£75.00  Shipping : UK : Free Delivery. Europe : £20.00. World : £30.00. Unframed : £10.00/£15.00.

Wild Horses, oil and pastel on paper study, signed in pencil "Christine Pallett 1981" in lower lh corner. Framed but unglazed.

The work is in good condition with good colour; slight rippling to paper base in places. 

Displayed beneath light grey coloured mount within narrow edged silver and gold wooden unglazed frame; backing board with cord attached.

An early work by this Coventry artist.