How do I date an oil painting?

Dating relies on costume details, canvas stretchers and artist signatures recorded in the inventory. Early works often display specific brushwork and pigment traits characteristic of eighteenth and nineteenth-century British art. Secondary clues include framing styles, handwritten inscriptions on the reverse of the canvas, and the type of linen or pine panel used as a support.

Where were coaching horns displayed?

Coaching horns were originally sounded on mail and stagecoaches to signal arrivals and clearances. In domestic interiors, they found a place mounted on study walls or above fireplaces alongside hunting whips. Their polished copper and brass construction suited the aesthetic of country houses and sporting rooms during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Are rocking horses safe for children?

Antique rocking horses from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were constructed for children to ride but are now primarily treated as decorative objects or folk art. Their original rockers and horsehair manes require careful handling. Buyers intending daily use by children should check structural stability and joint integrity, though many collectors prefer to preserve them in static display.

What is a horse brass martingale?

A martingale is a piece of horse harness that carries polished brass ornaments down the chest of a working animal. Victorians collected and mounted these brasses on leather straps to hang by the hearth. Individual brasses feature cast motifs of animals, royalty and transport, making them a varied field for decorative display.

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Traditional equestrian decor brings together centuries of sporting heritage through oil paintings, hand-carved wooden rocking horses and polished metalware for the country interior.

Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

1920 - 1940

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Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

From Rue des Fontenelles

£450

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9' Long Antique Hunting Whip, English Leather, Silver, Equestrian, Swaine Adeney

1900 - 1920

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9' Long Antique Hunting Whip, English Leather, Silver, Equestrian, Swaine Adeney

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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Late Victorian Copper and Brass Coaching Horn

19th century

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Late Victorian Copper and Brass Coaching Horn

From Deva Antiques

£175

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Portrait of a Horse - Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

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Portrait of a Horse - Antique Oil Painting

From Rue des Fontenelles

£1,300

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19th century

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Late 19thc Child,s Pull Along Horse

From Mike Melody Antiques

£370

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Victorian Oil Painting Horses on the Road to Chester by Edward Lloyd

19th century

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Victorian Oil Painting Horses on the Road to Chester by Edward Lloyd

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£7,000

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John Charles Tunnard (B.1875) Hunter and Dogs in Moorland Scene Oil on Canvas

19th century

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John Charles Tunnard (B.1875) Hunter and Dogs in Moorland Scene Oil on Canvas

From Jane Short Antiques

£475

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19th century

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19th Century 'Huntsman and Hounds on the Scent' - Oil Painting

From The Collector Antiques

£345

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19th century

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19th Century Painting the Meet the Berkeley Hunt by Charles Faulkner

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£4,000

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Early C20th Large Scale Tang Horse Brass Rubbing.

1900 - 1920

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Early C20th Large Scale Tang Horse Brass Rubbing.

From Antiques Decorative

£1,400

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Listings feature oil paintings, brass martingales, leather hunting whips, and wooden rocking horses dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

Painting Pat Smythe and Finality Winner Leading Showjumper of the Year C1949

1940 - 1960

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Painting Pat Smythe and Finality Winner Leading Showjumper of the Year C1949

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£12,500

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19th century

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Early Rocking Horse in Original Paint

From Mark Davis Antiques

£495

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1920 - 1940

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Painted Rocking Horse

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£560

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Brass Horn

From Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

£195

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A Spanish 19thc Naive Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Rocking Horse

19th century

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A Spanish 19thc Naive Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Rocking Horse

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£320

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19th century

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Early 19th Century English Fox Hunting Oil Painting on Canvas

From Antiques Decorative (Sussex)

£850

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Traditional Equestrian Decor

Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

9' Long Antique Hunting Whip, English Leather, Silver, Equestrian, Swaine Adeney

Late Victorian Copper and Brass Coaching Horn

Portrait of a Horse - Antique Oil Painting

Late 19thc Child,s Pull Along Horse

Victorian Oil Painting Horses on the Road to Chester by Edward Lloyd

John Charles Tunnard (B.1875) Hunter and Dogs in Moorland Scene Oil on Canvas

19th Century 'Huntsman and Hounds on the Scent' - Oil Painting

19th Century Painting the Meet the Berkeley Hunt by Charles Faulkner

Early C20th Large Scale Tang Horse Brass Rubbing.

Painting Pat Smythe and Finality Winner Leading Showjumper of the Year C1949

Early Rocking Horse in Original Paint

Painted Rocking Horse

Late 19th Century Brass Horn

A Spanish 19thc Naive Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Rocking Horse

Early 19th Century English Fox Hunting Oil Painting on Canvas

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