Pair of Regency Giltwood Wall Sconces, ca 1820
Oil Painting of Prize Pig on Oak Panel
A good naive oil painting of a prize pig on an oak panel. Framed in the original bird’s eye maple frame.
In good condition with no losses.
A label verso which reads:
“The Knodishall Estate, Suffolk.”
“Messrs. BLOMFIELD & CANA, beg to announce that they have recent instructions to o…(missing)
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION
on Thursday the 19th day of June 1839 at The Bell Inn, Saxmundham at Two o’clock in the afternoon,
THE MANOR of KNODISHALL and the very valuable estate of the late `JOHN AYTON esquire, deceased, situate in the parishes of Knodishall and Hazelwood in the county of Suffolk”
So we can assume that this prize pig painting was part of the estate of John Ayton and appears to be late Georgian period. Circa 1780-1800
The actual oil measures 35cm X 25 cm and the measurements below include the frame
£395.00
Sold