PICTURES

"Before the Ball" oi on canvasl by Marta Aronssohn-Danzig, German dated 1893. A beautiful painting of a fashionable young woman with a twinkle in her eye! Superb use of colour and a wonderful original frame.

"Demeter & Persephone" oil on panel, European school, c1820. This is a sensationally painted work with wonderful use of colour and retaining its original superb gilt frame.

"The Ostrich Fan" oil on canvas by George Harcourt, Scottish, dated 1900. A beautfil study of a lady in fancy dress by this important Scottish colourist. The work retains its original gilt frame.

"The Corsage" oil on canvas by Luis Muriel y Lopez, Spanish c1900. A superb small study in its original very finely carved frame of gilded oak leaves.

"The Yellow Hat" oil on board by Alexandre Drahonet, French, dated 1831. A work from the second year of Louis Philippe's reign this painting has the echoes of the Empire style about it. A beautiful work with great handling of the face of the sitter and her costume.

Three Putti as The Three Graces, oil on canvas by Edmund Thomas Parris, English, dated 1836. A beautifully painted work of good size from the last year of William IV's reign.

"The Favourite Pony" oil on canvas, English, c1840. A charming study of a girl and her pony with great detail to the costume.

"Hope with a Putto" oil on canvas, English, in the manner of Angelica Kauffman, c1790. A beautiful work retaining its original gilt frame.

KPM Porcelain plaque of "Angelic Kauffmann dressed as a Vestal", German c1880. Angelica Kauffmann was the first female member of the Royal Academy and quite a celebrated personality in her day.

"Vestal" French oil on canvas c1820. Great use of colour in this work depicting a Vestal guarding Vesta's sacred fire.