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Early Victorian Oil Painting Chestnut Horse Hunter by Charles Bilger Spalding RA
REF: LA519955
£8,000
€9,328
$10,760
LoveAntiques Dealersince Mar 2017Approved item549 sales by dealerFree Delivery
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Description
Fine Equine British early Victorian 19th century oil painting on canvas portrait of Gelding Chestnut Horse Hunter in Stable by Charles Bilger Spalding RA.
Impress your clients & guests with this equine horse masterpiece to display on your office or home wall space.
Subject Equine horse study portrait of a chestnut thoroughbred gelding hunter horse facing left in full side profile. The horse is standing in his stable, having a matching chestnut mane & tail also, with a. small white mark on his face & having 1 white hoof, with a white stripe on his front hoof. You can see golden brown straw on the stable floor, a partially wooden panelled stable back wall. The horse is looking directly at the viewer with his side eye. The details is so incredible of the horse with the muscle definition and the chestnut hue colour.
Set in a recently fitted Larson Julh gilt wood moulded frame which enhances this work even further, with hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
Title “Chestnut Hunter In Stable” C1842 By Charles Bilger Spalding Ra.
A great display size with the frame beinbg 66 cm wide and 54 cm high.
This painting is signed in the bottom corner by the known British artist Samuel Bliger Spalding.
Inscribed with the race horse's name on the bottom.
in our professional non guaranteed opinion, this is one of his fine works.
Artist biography Charles Bilger Spalding RA (1810-1871) a listed known British artist who was born in the early 19th century in the year 1810. He specialised in painting sporting animals & hunting scenes, he was known to have exhibited at the Royal Academy. His works have been exhibited & sold at galleries and auction houses around the world, the highest sold price is for $26,214 US Dollars.
Provenance Private southern shire Vendor, high end southern shire auction & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd.
We only select & sell paintings based upon subject, quality and significance. We provide friendly professional exceptional customer service.
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measurements
Height:
54 cm
Width:
66.5 cm
Depth:
2.5 cm
declaration
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD has clarified that the Early Victorian Oil Painting Chestnut Horse Hunter by Charles Bilger Spalding RA (LA519955) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1842
condition
Condition report offered in fine used condition. Canvas is original unlined, the painting surface is in overall acceptable order, having various foxing stains & craquelure, also some paint loss and touch ups in areas. Also frame stretcher lines showing through on the canvas front. The frame has some imperfections commensurate with being handmade.
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1842
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This Early Victorian Oil Painting Chestnut Horse Hunter by Charles Bilger Spalding RA is located in Greater London, United Kingdom
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