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Prometheus Antiques, Newark-on-Trent (2026)

31/10/2026

NEW STOCK ONLINE! A striking group of four today!
We have:
A interesting and unusual oil painting depicting a scene of pike fishing, dating to the mid nineteenth century. Oil painting of two ladies in the romantic manner by the artist Frank Stone ARA. A charming work in the original frame. A pair of Regency knife boxes in plum pudding mahogany and with the original interiors. What a rare pair! A pair of Japanese inlaid bronze vases depicting long-tailed cockerels perched in prunus trees. Very nice quality with the signature of Shugyoku. All available to view at the website and purchase.

30/10/2026

NEW STOCK ONLINE! A striking group of four today!
We have:
A interesting and unusual oil painting depicting a scene of pike fishing, dating to the mid nineteenth century. Oil painting of two ladies in the romantic manner by the artist Frank Stone ARA. A charming work in the original frame. A pair of Regency knife boxes in plum pudding mahogany and with the original interiors. What a rare pair! A pair of Japanese inlaid bronze vases depicting long-tailed cockerels perched in prunus trees. Very nice quality with the signature of Shugyoku. All available to view at the website and purchase.

29/10/2026

I had the great fortune to spend some time in the beautiful country of Slovenia recently. It really is a little jewel of a country in the shadow of the Alps. I stayed in Ljubljana and visited its castle on the hill. A castle has stood here since the 11th century, it has a rich and varied history and is still very much in use today.

28/10/2026

FOR SALE. An intriguing Georgian watercolour by the artist Alvin R. Burt 1783-1842. The scene depicted is from The Decameron and shows Sigismunda weeping over the heart of Guiscardo. Alvin R. Burt exhibited at The Royal Academy and travelled the country as a portrait painter to the nobility, his family were friends with Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton. This work was inspired by a similar work by Hogarth. The whole in great condition with the original frame. C.1800. Available Now!

03/10/2026

NEW STOCK ONLINE. A bit of an eclectic lot for you today! Firstly a small collection of works by the illustrator Marjorie L Davies who worked for Enid Blyton. There’s some prints and a couple of flower fairy paintings. A portrait of the Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch dating to the late nineteenth century. Romantic Rococo Revival oil painting by Alonso Perez. ‘A Pastoral Symphony’. A great large landscape oil painting by James Elliot dated 1897 and depicting a tranquil churchyard with figures. Finally an unusual papier-mâché comport decorated with dogs! All available to view in detail at the website or DM me for a chat!

02/10/2026

NEW STOCK ONLINE. A bit of an eclectic lot for you today! Firstly a small collection of works by the illustrator Marjorie L Davies who worked for Enid Blyton. There’s some prints and a couple of flower fairy paintings. A portrait of the Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch dating to the late nineteenth century. Romantic Rococo Revival oil painting by Alonso Perez. ‘A Pastoral Symphony’. A great large landscape oil painting by James Elliot dated 1897 and depicting a tranquil churchyard with figures. Finally an unusual papier-mâché comport decorated with dogs! All available to view in detail at the website or DM me for a chat!

01/10/2026

Forgive the sitting on the floor it was the only way I could get this rather large painting and myself in the picture! A look today at this really rather good Victorian period copy of one of the most famous British paintings of the nineteenth century; Landseer’s Dignity and Impudence. Unlike the original this work is for sale and available now!

30/09/2026

FOR SALE. This really is a fantastic example! A superb nineteenth century Italian watercolour copy of Correggio’s ‘The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine’. It would have been purchased in Rome, where it was made. It is heightened with gum arabic to give the work the depth of the original oil painting. It is framed in the original English frame which is also of wonderful quality. It is the quintessential English country house piece. Available now! DM for details.

24/09/2026

A little look today at an interesting landscape painting by the French artist Alphonse Robert 1807-1885. For me it exemplifies the Romantic landscape tradition. It is painted in oils on canvas in extraordinary detail with wonderful characterful figures and one of the best blasted oak trees I’ve seen in art. The original frame only adds to the appeal. Also available to view at the website or DM me to chat.

23/09/2026

I trained as an archaeologist originally and specialised in the archaeology of the Mediterranean. This item has always been at the heart of my interest. It is so enigmatic and crosses the divide between history and mythology. It is the Bull’s Head Ryton discovered at Knossos and represents the height that Minoan art attained. Made of carved black steatite it is the Minotaur brought to life and dates to 1500BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.