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Oil on Board of Ships
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Oil on Board of Ships

1900 - 1920
Description

A Willis, sailing boats at sea, oil on board, signed lower right,

27.5 x 37cm

gilt framed

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Framed Maritime Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 08911512
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Gilt frame with textured grain and moulded borders: early twentieth-century framing.
Signed lower right in paint: A. WILLIS.
Even yellowing and age toning through the sky: undisturbed varnish.
Gap at the corner mitre: natural shrinkage of the wooden moulding over decades.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Reference Numbers
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SA1130216
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Description
A Willis, sailing boats at sea, oil on board, signed lower right,

27.5 x 37cm

gilt framed

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Framed Maritime Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 08911512
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Gilt frame with textured grain and moulded borders: early twentieth-century framing.
Signed lower right in paint: A. WILLIS.
Even yellowing and age toning through the sky: undisturbed varnish.
Gap at the corner mitre: natural shrinkage of the wooden moulding over decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Reference Numbers
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SA1130216
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies.
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Archive I A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies.

Oil on Board of Ships

Archive II A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies. View II
Archive III A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies. View III
Archive IV A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies. View IV
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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Westbury Park
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies.
Oil on board of ships
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A framed oil painting on board depicting two sailing vessels on a choppy sea under cloudy skies.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleTraditional Marine
  • MaterialOil Paint, Board, Gilded Wood
  • ColourGold and Blue
  • MotifsSailing vessels, Choppy seas, Gilt wood frame, Cloudy sky
  • SizeH 27.5 cm (11 in) x W 37 cm (15 in)

This traditional marine oil painting on board dates from 1910 and depicts sailing vessels upon choppy seas under a cloudy sky. The artwork is signed lower right by the artist A Willis and is set within a decorative gilded wood frame featuring moulded borders and textured patterns in gold and blue tones. The piece measures 27.5 cm high and 37 cm wide in practical terms. In a contemporary home, this artwork suits placement above the mantel in a gentleman's library or study. The traditional maritime subject matter and the classic gilt frame complement heritage interior schemes while introducing historical character to wall spaces.

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Maritime art is a genre focusing on oceanic scenes, vessels, and coastal landscapes. It gained major prominence in the seventeenth century during the Dutch Golden Age before expanding across Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Artists traditionally utilized oil pigments applied to rigid wood panels, board, or stretched canvas. These works were commonly finished with varnish and presented in carved or gilded timber framing.

Authenticity is identified through age-appropriate craquelure, oxidisation on the reverse of the board or canvas, historical joinery on the frame, and authentic artist signatures.

Position the artwork as a focal point above a console table or mantelpiece, pairing it with neutral wall colours or dark panelling to emphasize the gilded frame and ocean tones.

Display the artwork away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity. Clean light surface dust using a dry, soft-bristled brush without applying water or chemical solvent solutions.
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