Edward Charles Williams, Evening At The Forge, Chiddingstone, Kent

Edward Charles Williams, Evening At The Forge, Chiddingstone, KentA tranquil 19th century landscape painting by English artist, Edward Charles Williams (1807 1881). Here, we see a cluster of figures gathered around a blacksmiths forge in the village of Chiddingstone, Kent. Imagine how satisfying it would be to stand by a roaring fire on a chilly British evening. Inside, a woman is chatting to the blacksmith who appears to be stoking the fire (or perhaps creating a horseshoe). Her husband and children are waiting

“There are five kinds of actresses

reached £12

A fine early 20th-century portrait of a lady wearing a black dress and a long gold chain

1870Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Fine craquelure throughout with the paint a little flaky in areas - although generally stable

Frame with various signs of age including surface losses

A peaceful early 20th-century oil painting depicting a fisherman on a picturesque tree-lined lake

The graduated sky is particularly splendid and evokes memories of peaceful evenings in the countryside

a line of Inuit are dwarfed by an epic mountainous landscape consisting of jagged rocks and icy peaks

and emigrated to America sometime before 1880 - when he’s known to have lived in Boston

Artwork in very good condition overall

By today’s standards

So could this be a wedding dress