{"product_id":"antique-english-interior-watercolor-painting-1896","title":"Antique English Interior Watercolor Painting, 1896","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe view runs from a dining room through open glazed doors into a conservatory, with palms and red-flowered plants in terracotta pots and blue patterned curtains tied back on either side. A barley-twist chair and a small tasselled table sit in the foreground. The reverse is inscribed \"From the dining room window, The Greaves, October 1896,\" and goes on to record the picture as a Christmas gift that year. The face is unsigned and I can't name the painter. The Lancaster framer's label on the back fits the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned on the face. Reverse inscribed and dated October 1896.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Watercolor with bodycolor over pencil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Dining room interior opening onto a conservatory, with palms, potted plants, blue patterned curtains, a tasselled table and a barley-twist chair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, Lancashire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Dated October 1896 by inscription on the reverse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Board Size | 11.25 in. W x 14.5 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 12.25 in. W x 15.5 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Vertical rectangle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt composition frame with beaded outer edge and running ornament at the sight edge, period frame, not claimed original to the work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper, in a gold-toned paper mount, glazed and board-backed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Inscription | Reverse reads \"From the dining room window, The Greaves, October 1896\" and \"Given to Mary Paley by her mother, Christmas 1896,\" with a later note that it was passed to a granddaughter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Label | Reverse bears the label of A. L. Price, Fine Art Dealer, Practical Picture Frame Maker and Gilder, 8 New St., Lancaster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAssessed in its frame and under glass, so the paper surface cannot be examined directly. The image area looks bright and clean in the photographs, with no visible loss or fading of the blues. Glazing reflections limit what can be judged, and any foxing, cockling or lifting beneath the glass would not show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gold-toned mount has toned with age. There is light spotting across the upper area and a pale tide mark in the lower right. The mount edges are otherwise intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame shows its age. Gilt has rubbed at the corners and edges, with red bole showing through. There are small losses to the composition ornament, and the mitre has split at the lower left corner. The frame is sound and holds together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe reverse has an old paper backing with losses and tears, and a cut-down paper patch carrying the inscription and framer's label. The cord hanger and ring are old and in place. The glass and the backing paper have not been claimed as original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636990574870,"sku":"ENM-2396","price":950.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-12788.jpg?v=1791847925","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-english-interior-watercolor-painting-1896","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}