The Royal Ratcatcher
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the Royal Ratcatcher in a kitchen scene. Painted on the bottom right is a signature which can be read as 'J. Mark' or 'J Clark', but the date is unknown. ...
The West Bromwich Sweep
This is a watercolour on paper depicting a prize fighter. A caption at the bottom reads 'WEST BROMWICH SWEEP As he appeared at george Holdens after his fight with fred higgitt being waited on by Jem Parker ...
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent
This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton screw, composite, three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around ...
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent - detail
This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton screw, composite, three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around ...
The Yacht Race, Newhaven
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a yacht race at Newhaven. The painter and date are unknown, but it is thought that this was painted by someone with a keen knowledge and love of the sea and ...
Three Sober Preachers
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting three preachers seated at a table drinking, and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1860. Three inscriptions behind the preachers read, 'I, ...
Three-legged dog toasting fork - side
This is a downhearth polychrome carved wooden dog toaster, on three legs with iron feet. The dog's muzzle is fitted with a twin-tined prong. The toasting fork is English, from the later 18th or early ...
Tilt-top occasional table
This circular table has a tip-up top on a turned column and three downswept splayed legs. It is made of ash and elm, and dates from the late 18th or early 19th century. Height 716mm, Diameter 885mm
Tilt-top occasional table - detail
This circular table has a tip-up top on a turned column and three downswept splayed legs. It is made of ash and elm, and dates from the late 18th or early 19th century. Height 716mm, Diameter 885mm
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter
This is an oil painting on panel depicting Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter. He was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of England, and his most famous fight was in Farnborough ...
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter - detail of frame
This is a detail of the frame for an oil painting on panel depicting a prize fighter. It depicts Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter who was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of ...
Tradesman's Friendly Union
This is an oil painting on board depicting the emblem of the Tradesman's Friendly Union. It shows Britannia with a lion, holding the flag of the Tradesman's Union. She points into the background to a ...
Trestle table
This is a pine tavern table with a cleated plank top and 'X' frame end-supports, joined by raised and square section stretchers. Victorian trestle tables are very common as their strong 'X' frame ensured ...
Tub chair - front
This tub chair is made of elm. It has a flattened toprail, and a curved slatted back and sides which extend to the ground. It has a solid seat and front stiles. It dates from the late 19th, early 20th ...
Tub chair - side
This tub chair is made of elm. It has a flattened toprail, and a curved slatted back and sides which extend to the ground. It has a solid seat and front stiles. It dates from the late 19th, early 20th ...
Two lackeys candleholder - side view
This is a carved wooden candleholder, modelled with two figures in servants' clothes, supporting the candle with a yoke on their shoulders. They sit on a carriage with four rough-hewn wheels. Working ...
View of the River Thames, London
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a bridge across the River Thames. It was believed this shows Putney Bridge, but due to the curve of the river, is more likely to be Cremone Bridge which crosses ...
Waiting Outside Number 12
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a horse and gig waiting outside a house, and is by an unknown painter for about 1870. The artist has created an imposing sense of isolation, as though this ...