Large Fine Antique 19thC Oil Painting Of English Victorian Landscape
Item History & Price
This isa large fine 19th century oil on canvas depicting a shepherd and his collie dogherding sheep along a country lane by the popular listed Victorian artist William VivianTippet (1833-1910). ‘Homeward Bound’is signed by the artist and dated 1882. As with all of the original antique oil paintings we sell it isoffered in excellent condition, having justbeen professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Clientsshould also note that tracked and signed for international shipping isc...omplimentary. WilliamTippet – often erroneously listed as ‘Tippett’ - exhibited at the SuffolkStreet Gallery with the Royal Society of British Artists during the presidencyof James McNeill Whistler. Today, Tippet’s work sells at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonham’s and at auction houses and galleries in North America. Dimensions:(framed) 90cm x 64cm (35¼” x 25¼”)Dimensions: (canvas only) 76cm x 51cm (30”x 20”)Medium: Oilon canvas.Provenance:Private collection.Presentation: 20thcentury giltwood swept frame.Condition: Verygood. Newly professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Ready to hang. We do notsell dirty, damaged or unframed works of art.Conservation: Where necessarythe paintings we sell are cleaned and restored by Fine Art Restoration(est.1974) or Simon Gillespie Studio, as seen on BBC Television's 'Fake orFortune' and 'Britain's Lost Masterpieces'. About AFPAcademyFine Paintings is an international fine art dealership based in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England. We specialise in 19th century British and Europeanoil paintings and early 20th century Post-Impressionist works by some of themost important artists of the period. My name is Gavin Claxton and in additionto being an art dealer I also work as a fine art expert on BBC television. Inaddition to ebay we also sell via our own website and on the world’s leadingantiques and fine art portal. PackagingGreatcare and much time is taken over the safe transportation of the paintings wesell. Safeshipping is predominantly about correct packaging; we only use the highestquality fine art packaging materials. No second-hand bubble-wrap and reusedcardboards boxes here! Before leaving us, each painting takes us approximately2 to 3 hours to properly (i.e. safely and securely) package for transport;whether for a journey or 30 miles or 3000. Every painting is first wrapped inacid free paper and then the entire frame is enveloped in deep, dense foam Ucushioning. This is then covered in numerous layers of AirCap bubble wrap, which is the best and safest product of its type on the market. Sheets of highdensity fine art packaging card are then secured to the front and rear of thepainting with waterproof cloth tape before the painting is then fitted in placeinside a bespoke fine art shipping box. The entire package is then bound inblack shrink wrap (as used by airline companies) and a final later ofwaterproof cloth tape is applied to all corners, ends and edges. ShippingWe shipdomestically and internationally with UPS and FedEx. We will ship to mostlocations worldwide; please send us an email for a quote. All buyers will needto supply a complete address and telephone contact number for shippingforms. UK clients are also most welcome to collect from us in SouthBuckinghamshire. Payment TermsWe are very aware thatnot all of clients are in a position to pay the entire sale price upfront. All of thepaintings offered as ebay ‘Buy It Now’ listings are available to buy acrossthree monthly instalments. Any client wishing to utilise thispayment method should drop me an email and once the total sale price andpayment timetable has been agreed the painting will be removed from sale andreserved for the client. Payment instalments will incur no interest. Paintingswill be dispatched to clients only once the total balance has been paid infull. Manythanks for visiting, and of course please do call or drop me an email any time. Bestregards, GavinClaxton
