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British Paintings
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![Chinese School, Oil on Canvas - Hongs at Canton, 1850: CHINESE SCHOOL (19th Century). The Hongs at Canton. Oil on canvas. c. 1850. 16 1/2" x 29 3/4" canvas, 21 1/2" x 34" framed. This remarkable painting shows the restricted trading posts of Canton and wa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/330639/178336586_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716827770)
![Robert Salmon Oil on Canvas - A Departing Brig Off Maryport Harbor: SALMON, Robert (Scottish American, 1775-1848). A Departing Brig Off Maryport Harbor. Oil on canvas. 31 1/4" x 45" canvas. This is the Mate to the One Given from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/330639/178336579_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716827770)
![Robert Salmon Oil on Canvas - Leith Harbor, Edinburgh, Scotland: SALMON, Robert (Scottish American, 1775-1848). Leith Harbor [Edinburgh, Scotland]. Oil on panel. Signed with monogram and dated lower right: “RS 1828”. Signed, dated, and numbered on reverse:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/330639/178336580_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716827770)
![W. P. Rogers, Figures in a Landscape, O/C: Property from the Estate of Jeannie Sims, Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC Description: W. P. Rogers (British, 19th Century), Figures in a Landscape, Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, de](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390798_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![Arthur Wardle (British 1864-1949) Oil on Canvas: Arthur Wardle (British 1864-1949) Oil on Canvas Undated, signed lower right, depicting a rider on horseback with dogs, in a gold-tone carved wood frame Property from: an Estate, Saint Charles, Illinoi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179331802_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![Robert Salmon Oil on Canvas - The Ship Liverpool in the Mercey: SALMON, Robert (Scottish American, 1775-1848). The Ship Liverpool in the Mercey, seen from Wallasey. Oil on canvas. Signed with initials and dated lower right: “RS 1810”. 31 1/4” x 42 1/](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/330639/178336582_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716827770)
![1850s British Painting "A Cascade" - T. Creswick: **Originally Listed At $600** Thomas Creswick (British, 1811-1869). "A Cascade" - oil on panel, ca. 1850s to 1860s. Signed "T. Creswick" at lower right. A beautiful landscape painting titled "A Cascad](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159776_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405477)
![Robert Salmon Oil on Canvas - Man O’ War Off Liverpool: SALMON, Robert (Scottish American, 1775-1848). Man O’ War Off Liverpool. Oil on canvas. Signed with artist’s initials and illegibly dated bottom right: “R.S. 18**”. 22” x 32” c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/330639/178336581_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716827770)
![John Dawson Watson (1832-1892 British) "Back Home" c. 1874: Artist: John Dawson Watson (1832-1892 British) Subject: Mother with child Medium: Oil Date: 1874 Size: Unframed: 9.5" x 13.25" Framed: 15.25" x 19.25" Provenan](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/172704248_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![18th C. British Pendant Portraits - Lady & Gentleman: European, British, 18th century. A fabulous pair of 18th century British pendant portraits probably painted by a follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723). Both sitters are depicted bust-length and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180280056_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718645738)
![Vintage Painting by Richard Simms (British, b. 1926): Vintage painting by British artist Richard Simms (Britain, 1926)The painting depicts a farmhouse at the edge of a lake, a couple of cows gracing and drinking water out of the lake. This is a beautiful](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3967/332889/180081485_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718394123)
![Abstract Oil Painting of a Person Seated by Unknown Artist: Artist: Unknown Artist (Purchased in Winnipeg, MB) Subject: Person Sitting Date: Estimated between 1950-1975 Medium: Oil on Paper on board Provenance: Gerald Sigvaldason Col](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/111856224_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Donald A. Paton (1879–1949 British) "Early Autumn; Where the River Enters": Artist: Donald A. Paton (1879–1949 British) Subject: Early autumn; where the river enters Medium: Watercolour Date: Unknown Size: Unframed: 6.5" x 9.5" Framed 12" x 15.75"<](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/173545125_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Arthur Winter Shaw (1869-1948 United Kingdom) "Washing Day": Artist: Arthur Winter Shaw (1869-1948 United Kingdom) Subject: Washing Laundry Medium: Oil Date: Unknown Size: Unframed: 16.5" x 20" Framed: 24" x 27.5" Prove](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/172704305_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Eugene Kingman (British), Pointer in the Field, O/C: Property from a Private Collection, Ponte Vedra, FL Description: Eugene Kingman (British, 20th C), Pointer in the Field, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, depicting a hunting dog pointing at bird](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390713_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![John R. Forsyth (1858-1923) Old Ship Scene - Early 1900's: Artist: John R. Forsyth (1858-1923) Subject: Ship Scene Medium: Watercolor Size: Unframed: 12" x 18" Framed: 20" x 26.5" Provenance: Private Collection, MB Sigvaldason Fi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/112195961_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Vintage Painting by Richard Simms (British, b. 1926): Vintage painting by British artist Richard Simms (Britain, 1926)The painting depicts a farmhouse at the edge of a lake, a boat by the lake with a figure walking towards the boat. This is a beautiful p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3967/332889/180081222_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718393239)
![Vintage Painting by Richard Simms (British, b. 1926): Vintage painting by British artist Richard Simms (Britain, 1926)The painting depicts a farmhouse at the edge of a lake, a boat on the lake with two people inside the boat having a good conversation wh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3967/332889/180063272_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718390809)
![Gordon King (British, b 1939) The Flower Seller, O/C: Property from a Private Collection, Saint Simons Island, GA Description: Gordon King (British, b. 1939), The Flower Seller, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, depicting a woman seated with flower](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390720_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![Watercolour of Canterbury Cathedral by Unknown Artist: Artist: Unknown Artist (initialed A.R.) Subject: Canterbury Cathedral Medium: Watercolour Date: Unknown Size: Unframed: 5.5" x 7.5" Framed: 9.75" x 11.75" Pro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/174060749_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Eugene Kingman (British), Pointer in the Field, O/C: Property from a Private Collection, Ponte Vedra, FL Description: Eugene Kingman (British, 20th C), Pointer in the Field, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, depicting a hunting dog following a bird](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390673_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![George Morrison Reid Henry (British, 1891-1983), Woodcock: George Morrison Reid Henry (British, 1891-1983) Woodcock signed "G.M. Henry" lower left watercolor, 7 by 9 3/4 in. titled on The McEwan Gallery, Glengarden, Scotland label on back](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180276804_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![John Philip Spradbery (d.2019 United Kingdom) c.1961: Artist: John Philip Spradbery (d.2019 United Kingdom) Subject: Apiary Medium: Oil Date: 1961 Size: Unframed: 19.5" x 23.5" Framed 21.5" x 25.5" Provenance:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/173178005_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![John Menzies (1871-1939 British) c. 1938: Artist: John Menzies (1871-1939 British) Subject: Canoe travelling on river Medium: Watercolour Date: 1938 Size: Unframed: 12" x 16.6" Framed: 18.5" x 23" Prov](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/172705045_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
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![One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ leads our five lots to watch](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Propstore-May-30-British-Empire-Strikes-Back-poster.jpeg)
One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ leads our five lots to watch
One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ RICKMANSWORTH, UK – One of the rarest of Lucasfilm marketing one-sheets for The Empire Strikes Back will be offered at Propstore Thursday, May 30 as part of its UK-based Collectible Poster Live Auction – London sale. The complete catalog is available for […]
![Monumental sculptures by great British artists offered by Sworders May 19](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sworders-May-19-Joy.jpeg)
Monumental sculptures by great British artists offered by Sworders May 19
FARNHAM, UK – Sworders is currently offering selected contents from The Sculpture Park, the open-air display in the village of Churt, England. The auction of modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture runs online until Sunday, May 19. The catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Run by artist, collector, and dealer Eddie Powell during the […]
![British World War II recruiting poster in Hebrew leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ishtar-Aux-March-7-ATS-recruiting-poster-in-Hebrew.jpg)
British World War II recruiting poster in Hebrew leads our five auction highlights
World War II-era Poster, in Hebrew, Recruiting Jewish Women to Join the British Army, $7,800 TEL AVIV – Second World War posters recruiting British and American women to the war effort are a familiar sight at auction. Less well known, and much harder to find, are the posters that encouraged thousands of Jewish women to […]
![Hester Bateman, queen of British silversmiths](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HB-punch-bowl-Heritage-1-1.jpg)
Hester Bateman, queen of British silversmiths
NEW YORK — Collecting silver is a passion for those who seek eye-catching centerpieces fit for a palace or even just tumblers for everyday use. There are many styles as well as an infinite number of silversmiths to choose from. Women silversmiths were not uncommon in the 1700s, and one of the names that comes […]