THOMAS BARKER OF BATH oil on canvas - portrait of a bearded peasant, title to plaque 'The Stick Gatherer'Dimensions: 122 x 96cmsProvenance:private collection South West England, consigned via our Cardiff officeAuctioneer's Note:Thomas Barker (1769–1847) was born at Trosnant near Pontypool, in Monmouthshire. He was the most talented and best known of the Barker family of artists, which included father Benjamin, and Thomas's brothers (Benjamin and Joseph) but also his sons, Thomas Jones and John Joseph. He was self-taught.When he was sixteen his family moved to Bath where the patronage of a wealthy coach-builder Charles Spackman allowed him to follow his talent as a painter. Initially he copied the works of the old Dutch and Flemish masters, then at the age of twenty-one he travelled to Rome with ample funds to maintain his position there as a gentleman. While in Rome he painted infrequently, mainly contenting himself with society life.Barker was a prolific and commercially extremely successful artist. He was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the British Institution for almost fifty years, during which period he exhibited nearly one hundred pictures. His work 'The Woodman' (influenced by Gainsborough's painting of the same subject) was so popular that it was copied on to almost every material - Staffordshire pottery, Worcester china, Manchester cottons, and Glasgow linens. Barker amassed considerable property by the sale of his works, and spent a large sum in building a mansion for his residence at Sion Hill in Bath, where he established a gallery of sculpture and other art.Barker was also one of the first British artists to use lithography as a print medium. His series of 'Rustic Figures after Nature' published in Bath in 1813 is the first series of lithographs by a British single artist.Condition Report:framed, title / artist plaque to frame, ready to hang
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Royal Worcester miniature loving cup, Royal Doulton Wendy figure HN 2109, Lladro dish, two Giuseppe Armani figures, Staffordshire style figural vase, Crown Devon Fieldings blush ivory ewers and twin handled vases, Villeroy & Boch, Royal Doulton, Carlton Ware, Masons ironstone, other ceramics, teawares etc in four boxes
Victorian Royal Worcester cabinet plate, foliate painted within pale blue geometric and floral border with gilt stylised edging, printed mark to the base, date code 1882, together with Victorian sweet meat dish painted with flowers with purple borders, Wedgwood Jasperware etc, cabinet plate D23cm
Royal Worcester Evesham pattern tea and dinner wares, to include six dinner plates, five smaller plates, eight teacups and saucers, six tea plates, eight bowls, three storage jars, lidded tureens, flan dish, eleven ramekins, four mugs, two sauce boats and saucers, lidded preserve pot, milk jug and sucrier, teapot, jugs, serving dishes etc in approx five boxes
A ROYAL WORCESTER BOXED SET OF SIX DEMITASSE COFFEE CUPS AND SAUCERS each painted with roses in a naturalistic setting, signed Twin, date mark for 1919, together with six silver spoons by Henry James Hubert 1919 Condition Report:five cups and saucers have pink and red roses, one cup and saucer has yellow and red roses, three cups are unsigned. No chips, cracks, restoration or crazing
SIX ROYAL WORCESTER DEMITASSE COFFEE CUPS AND SAUCERS boxed, pattern no. C644, the black ground with gilt borders, date mark for 1926, with six black and gilt enamelled silver spoons Condition Report:two saucers, with cracks in white glaze underneath, not visible on black ground, no chips, cracks or restoration to cups. Spoons have some damage to enamel
Royal Worcester - A limited edition figure for Compton & Woodhouse depicting Queen Elizabeth II', CW 458, sculpted by Martin Evans, no. 163/4500, with certificate and wooden plinth, approximately 24 cm (h).Condition Report: Appears in good condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration
A limited edition Coalport figure Madame Butterfly, 2856 of 12500, 24 cm (h) and with certificate of authenticity and a Royal Worcester Figurine Of The Year 1997, Serena, also with certificate of authenticity. [3]Condition Report: Pieces appear in good condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration, some surface dirt in areas.
Royal Albert 'A Celebration of the Old Country Roses Garden' Plate, Crown Staffordshire limited edition dish to commemorate the 80th birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4th August 1980, Royal Worcester Grainger Imari (second quality) egg coddlers, Ringtons Chintz mugs etc :- One Tray
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