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Independent British Fine Art & Antiques Dealers | Historic Paintings, Portraiture, Sporting Art & Decorative Arts
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® is an independent, family-run British fine art and antiques dealership and online gallery, incorporated in England and Wales on 22 April 2024 under company registration number 15666518.
Led by directors Michael and Victoria, the company specialises in carefully selected British and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, serving private collectors, galleries, interior designers, art consultants and institutional buyers throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
With our registered office in Covent Garden, London, and trading operations based in Cheshire, we combine historical research, considered attribution, detailed condition reporting and professional customer service.
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Private Virtual Viewings by Appointment
We operate exclusively online and do not maintain a public showroom.
Private one-to-one virtual viewings are available by appointment, allowing prospective purchasers to examine artworks remotely and discuss condition, dimensions, attribution, provenance and historical context.
High-resolution photographs, additional images and detailed condition information are available upon request.
We aim to provide collectors with the information necessary to make informed purchasing decisions.
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Fine Art & Works of Art | 17th–21st Century
Our principal specialisms include:
- British and European oil paintings, watercolours and mixed-media works
- Historic portraiture and figurative paintings
- Marine, naval and maritime subjects
- Equestrian, hunting and sporting paintings
- Animal paintings and rural subjects
- Landscapes, coastal views and cityscapes
- Still life, interiors and genre compositions
- Military and historical subjects
- Sculpture and three-dimensional works
Our catalogue includes works by identified artists, attributed paintings, historical schools and carefully researched unsigned compositions.
Each artwork is selected with consideration for artistic quality, condition, historical interest, provenance where established, and decorative merit.
Antiques & Decorative Arts
Our wider collection may include:
- Bronze and other sculpture
- Hallmarked silver and decorative metalwork
- Antique carved objects
- Porcelain, glassware and ceramics
- Decorative wall art
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- Collectible decorative objects dating principally from the 18th to 20th century
Our inventory is continually evolving, with pieces selected for their craftsmanship, individuality and suitability for traditional and contemporary interiors.
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We actively support sustainability within the fine art and antiques trade through the preservation, continued appreciation and responsible reuse of historic works of art and decorative objects.
By extending the useful life of existing pieces, the antiques trade can help reduce demand for newly manufactured decorative goods while preserving traditional craftsmanship and cultural heritage.
Historic paintings, sculpture and period furnishings bring individuality, character and enduring aesthetic value to both traditional and contemporary interiors.
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Larger paintings, antique furniture and particularly fragile objects may require specialist door-to-door transportation.
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Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®
Registered Office:
71–75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Trading Operations:
Mickle Trafford
Chester
Cheshire
United Kingdom
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Company Registration Number: 15666518
Date of Incorporation: 22 April 2024
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Industry Directory: The House Directory – Select Member
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Georgian Naval Portrait Captain Gamaliel Nightingale by John Simmons c.1760
REF: LA584774
£15,000
€17,982
$20,077
LoveAntiques Dealersince Mar 2017Approved item557 sales by dealerFree Delivery
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Description
Georgian Naval Portrait Captain Gamaliel Nightingale by John Simmons c.1760
An important 18th Century British naval portrait by John Simmons, depicting Captain Gamaliel Nightingale during his active Royal Navy career, with documented Bonhams provenance and historic reverse identification.
Highlights
* John Simmons (Nailsea 1715–1780 Bristol)
* Captain Gamaliel Nightingale (1731–1791)
* Georgian period, circa 1760
* Oil on canvas
* Royal Navy portrait
* Seven Years’ War sitter
* Bonhams London Sale 30152, Lot 9
* Earlier Bonhams auction evidence
* Private Collection, Europe, since at least 1990
* Historic Nightingale identification verso
* Private loan and exhibition history
* Later giltwood frame
Introduction:
A distinguished Georgian oil portrait depicting Captain Gamaliel Nightingale in formal Royal Navy uniform.
The sitter is shown half-length against a restrained dark background, his deep blue naval coat contrasting with white linen and gilt detailing.
Bonhams catalogued the painting directly as a work by John Simmons (Nailsea 1715–1780 Bristol).
Catalogue Details:
Artist: John Simmons (Nailsea 1715–1780 Bristol)
Sitter: Captain Gamaliel Nightingale (1731–1791)
Date: Circa 1760
Medium: Oil on canvas
Catalogue Note:
Although unsigned, the painting was catalogued by Bonhams directly under Simmons's name.
The reverse retains Bonhams auction labels and an older handwritten identification associated with Nightingale.
The Sitter:
Nightingale entered the Royal Naval Academy in 1744.
He became Commander of HMS Badger in 1757 before being promoted Captain on 18 October 1758.
He subsequently commanded HMS Vengeance and HMS Flora during the Seven Years’ War.
His documented service included the events surrounding Quiberon Bay and the capture of the French privateer Entreprenant in 1761.
Nightingale Island was subsequently named in his honour.
The Artist:
John Simmons was an 18th Century West Country portrait painter associated with Nailsea and Bristol.
His surviving work establishes a documented Georgian portrait practice.
Bonhams Provenance:
Bonhams, London, Old Master Paintings, Sale 30152, 6 February 2024, Lot 9.
Bonhams catalogued the work as John Simmons (Nailsea 1715–1780 Bristol), Portrait of Captain Gamaliel Nightingale, half-length, in naval uniform**.
Provenance was recorded as Private Collection, Europe, since at least 1990.
Earlier Bonhams auction evidence survives verso.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Europe, since at least 1990.
Earlier Bonhams catalogue appearance evidenced by surviving reverse label.
Bonhams, London, Old Master Paintings, Sale 30152, 6 February 2024, Lot 9.
Acquired from the above sale.
Thereafter Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®.
Private Loan and Exhibition History
Privately loaned and exhibited with the Famous Lord Hill Museum, Shropshire.
The painting remained privately owned throughout the loan and exhibition period.
Frame:
Later substantial decorative giltwood frame with formal moulded ornament and expected age-related rubbing and minor gilt losses.
Certificate of Sale & Dealer Attribution:
The artwork will be supplied with a Certificate of Sale & Dealer Attribution issued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®, recording the artwork’s catalogue details, attribution, provenance as stated, and details of the sale. This document accompanies the work as part of its ongoing ownership and provenance record.
Attribution and Research:
The historical observations, provenance research, attribution analysis and contextual commentary presented within this catalogue entry represent the professional opinion of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®. They are offered in good faith as informed scholarly assessments based upon the available evidence, comparative research, published reference material and our experience within the international fine art market.
These observations should be understood as professional opinions rather than definitive statements of fact or guarantees of authorship, attribution, date, origin, provenance or historical interpretation. As with all historic works of art, future documentary discoveries, technical examination, conservation analysis or advances in academic research may refine, expand or revise current interpretations.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®
Specialising in carefully curated British and European fine art, antiques and historic works of art.
Every artwork is professionally researched and catalogued using comparative scholarship, published reference material and more than two decades of experience within the international fine art market. We are committed to offering collectors works of artistic and historical merit accompanied by transparent provenance research, detailed catalogue descriptions and professional, client-focused service.
Additional photographs and further information are available upon request.
measurements
Canvas approximately 76.7cm × 63.6cm
Framed approximately 92.75cm × 79cm × 5.5cm
declaration
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD has clarified that the Georgian Naval Portrait Captain Gamaliel Nightingale by John Simmons c.1760 (LA584774) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1760
condition
Good age-appropriate condition with historic craquelure and sympathetic historic retouching.
Please study all photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the condition report.
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