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05/09/2026

A dramatic Victorian maritime painting depicting the ship Wiscombe Park, built by John Blumer & Co., Sunderland, and shown en route to Australia.

Dating to the late 19th century, this impressive marine oil captures the vessel under sail on open water, combining maritime history with the atmosphere of the great age of British shipbuilding.

A striking statement piece for collectors of maritime art, nautical history and Victorian paintings.

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05/09/2026

The Remarkable Story Behind Our Wiscombe Park Ship Portrait. A 281-foot sailing ship, Liverpool house flag, Australian voyages and a documented 1917 Borstel connection - discover the research behind this historic marine painting.

From Sunderland to Australian waters, discover the remarkable history of Wiscombe Park and the evidence behind this marine painting’s cautious attribution to Reginald Arthur Borstel.

03/09/2026

**The A. Fontville Signature: Rediscovering Alfred de Breanski Jr’s Lake Windermere**

An atmospheric early 20th-century view of Lake Windermere by Alfred Fontville de Breanski Jr. (1877–1957), signed “A. FONTVILLE” and further signed and titled by the artist verso.

Discover the research behind the Fontville signature, de Breanski Jr.’s exhibition history, documented comparative works and the painting’s UK auction provenance.

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02/09/2026

Discover the story behind Oliver Clare’s Victorian Still Life of Blossom and a Bird’s Nest, c.1880–1890, including Clare-family research, historic Haynes Fine Art provenance and the mystery of its four blue eggs.

Discover Oliver Clare’s Victorian bird’s-nest paintings through a signed blossom still life with four blue eggs and historic Haynes Fine Art provenance.

01/09/2026

New research moves this commanding c.1870 Napoleon portrait away from Jacques-Louis David and towards the official Imperial portrait tradition of Robert Lefèvre.

31/08/2026

A Scottish portrait with an extraordinary history.

This commanding early Georgian portrait depicts Sir James Campbell of Lawers and Rowallan, probably around 1720 during his period as Colonel of the Scots Greys.

Attributed to William Aikman (1682–1731), the painting has become considerably more intriguing through new research.

The National Galleries of Scotland holds an accepted portrait by Aikman of the same sitter, while Aikman’s documented patronage extended deeply into the wider Campbell political and aristocratic circle.

Our portrait also retains an older William Aikman frame plaque and an apparent historic “Wm Aikman” attribution verso.

Campbell later became Lieutenant-General, Governor of Edinburgh Castle and Knight of the Bath following his distinguished cavalry service at Dettingen. He was mortally wounded during the Fontenoy campaign in 1745.

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31/08/2026

New research connects this early Georgian Scottish military portrait with Aikman's documented Campbell patronage and an accepted portrait of the same sitter in the National Galleries of Scotland.

New research explores an early Georgian Scottish military portrait of Sir James Campbell of Lawers, attributed to William Aikman and probably dating to circa 1720.