Sydney Arrobus Watercolour c1950s View of Cavendish Square Central London ARTIST: Sydney Samuel Arrobus, British (1901 – 1990) SUBJECT: A view of the Cavendish Square, in Central London; ascribed lower left MEDIUM: Watercolour on off-white paper SIGNATURE:: Lower right DATE: c1950s SIZE: Visible painting 43 x 30cm (17 x 12 inches), Frame 65 x 50cm (25.5 x 19.5 inches), Depth 4cm (1.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection; probably back to the artist, handwritten label to verso from the purchaser with title and biographical information CONDITION: Good, overall, for its age; minor marks and accumulation of dust on the inside of the frame over time, mentioned for the sake of accuracy. Overall, a very presentable painting FRAME: Original frame, shows light age-related wea.
Charles Thomas Bale Still Life of Fruit on a Table Oil Painting c1890 British School ARTIST: Charles Thomas Bale, British (1849 – 1925) SUBJECT: Still life of fruit, with grapes, melon, pears beside a tankard on a rustic parlour table MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: Lower left DATE: c1890 SIZE: Visible painting 74.5 x 49.5 (23.25 x 19.5 inches), Frame 90 x 65cm (35.5 x 25.5 inches), Depth 9cm (3.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Very good, overall; faint stretcher impressions noticed, do not detract FRAME: A later frame, although with some age, shows light age-related wear.
Joseph Thors (Dutch/British, 1835 – 1920) Rustic landscape with Figures By a Cottage Oil Painting c1890 ARTIST: Joseph Thors, Dutch, British, 1835 – 1920 SUBJECT: Expansive landscape with figures by a rustic cottage MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: Lower left DATE: c1890 SIZE: Visible painting 51 x 41.5cm (20 x 16.5 inches), Frame 68 x 58cm (27.5 x 23 inches), Depth 7cm (2.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Very good for its age FRAME: Probably a later frame although with some age, shows light age-related wear.
William Henry James Boot RBA Watercolour c1890 Charming English Rura; Scene ARTIST:, William Henry James Boo RBA, British, 1848– 1918 SUBJECT: A charming old=English rural scene, a young girl playing with her pet rabbit MEDIUM: Watercolour on paper or card SIGNATURE: Lower right DATE: c1890 SIZE: Viewable painting 33 x 21cm (13 x 8 inches), Frame 55 x 45cm (21.5 x 17.5 inches), Depth 5cm (2 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Very good for its age; strong contrast; minor blemishes commensurate with age but overall, a very presentable painting; possibly, very slight fading but marginal in our opinion, mentioned for the sake of accuracy FRAME: Later frame, shows light age-related wear.
W Rogers 19thC Maritime Landscapes a Pair Large Oil Paintings British School c1890 ARTIST: W Rogers, 19thC British School SUBJECT: A pair, expansive maritime seascapes, with fishing boats in rough seas returning to harbour: these are large works MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: One clearly signed lower left, the other possibly signed, faint/indistinctly lower right/possibly unsigned, we are uncertain DATE: c1890s to slightly earlier SIZE: Viewable painting, each 75 x 48cm (29.5 x 19 inches), Frame, each, 100 x 75cm (39 x 29.5 inches), Depth, each, 10cm (4 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Overall both paintings are good for their age; one has at least two previous repairs, to a high standard, patched to verso and with some in-painting to the face; both.
