A Robert Salmon Seascape.

Although concentrating on furniture we have a have a few paintings here at Carlton Hobbs, amongst which is this attractive seascape by Robert Salmon (1775-1848).  

The painting shows 3 views - bow, beam and stern, of the 'Alfred', a merchant ship possibly built in South Shields, England in 1801.  It maybe supposed to represent the ship tacking towards a harbour on the coast behind.  Painted in 1804, it is an unusually large and impressive work from this early stage of Salmon's career and a reminder of the great days of sail that would be in eclipse by the 2nd half of the nineteenth century as steam power gradually took over.

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PETA Fundraiser, December 2nd.

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As keen animal lovers we at Carlton Hobbs are very excited to be hosting a fund-raising event for PETA in our galleries on the second of December.

The dogs and doves (our chicken was sadly killed last week by 'Pale Male', the well-known New York hawk) who share our office would no doubt agree that PETA is a charity well worth supporting.  Here is a picture of Tilly who, being easily excitable, will no doubt take a keen interest in the preparations for this event.

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Carlton Hobbs Side Tables at The Palm Beach Fine Art Fair.

Amongst the pieces on the Carlton Hobbs LLC booth at the Palm beach Fine Art and Antiques Fair in February will be a pair of giltwood neoclassical side tables attributed to J.C. Lillie with specimen marble tops, possibly by Giuseppe Canart.  Both the tables and the tops date from the last quarter of the Eighteenth century.

Lillie (1760-1827), the most prominent furniture designer in Denmark during the late 18th and early 19th century, was appointed to the newly-created post of Architect and Designer to the Danish Court in November 1790.  The tops of the pair seem likely to be the work of Giuseppe Canart (d. 1791), a Roman craftsman whose commissions were predominantly in Naples.

The tops incorporate sections of specimen marble, primarily of volcanic stones, inside a complex interlaced framework of interlocking rings.

Many of Lillie's pieces were executed for the Danish Royal court.  Given the precious nature of the tops and his impressive record of patrons it sees likely that these tables formed part of a Royal or aristocratic commission.

The English style is very pronounced in Lillie's work, alluding to the furniture designs of Hepplewhite and Sheraton although, like most of his contemporaries, Lillie was mainly indebted to the greatest talent in England at the time, Robert Adam.

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Jean-Luc Baroni - In The Grand Manner.

The beginning of 2010 is set to be a very busy period for all of us at Carlton Hobbs, with a number of projects in the first part of the year.

The most exciting of these is "In The Grand Manner", an exhibition of old master paintings and drawings from the renowned London dealer Jean-Luc Barroni that will be shown in the Carlton Hobbs galleries alongside selected pieces from our collection.  The show will include works by artists such as Parmigianino, Delacroix and Boldini.

The highlight of the exhibition will be Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's "Portrait of A Lady as Flora".  This superb work by the leading Italian artist of his generation was recently discovered in the attic of a French chateau where it had lain forgotten for over 200 years.  It is believed to belong to a series of half-length female figures commissioned by Empress Elizabeth of Russia.

Choosing pieces from our inventory to compliment such works is obviously a difficult task.  Amongst those pieces on show will be an extraordinary early neoclassical giltwood armchair attributed to Ince & Mayhew, presumably from a group at Bramshill Park; a highly important overmantel mirror with the frame attributed to Thomas and René Pelletier; and a pair of giltwood console tables almost certainly commissioned for Schloss Seehof.

The combination of works of art from differing disciplines will surely make it a fascinating exhibition.  It runs from January 22nd to February 2nd 2010.

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Jean-Luc Baroni - In The Grand Manner.

The beginning of 2010 is set to be a very busy period for all of us at Carlton Hobbs, with a number of projects in the first part of the year.

The most exciting of these is "In The Grand Manner", an exhibition of old master paintings and drawings from the renowned London dealer Jean-Luc Barroni that will be shown in the Carlton Hobbs galleries alongside selected pieces from our collection.  The show will include works by artists such as Parmigianino, Delacroix and Boldini.

The highlight of the exhibition will be Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's "Portrait of A Lady as Flora".  This superb work by the leading Italian artist of his generation was recently discovered in the attic of a French chateau where it had lain forgotten for over 200 years.  It is believed to belong to a series of half-length female figures commissioned by Empress Elizabeth of Russia.

Choosing pieces from our inventory to compliment such works is obviously a difficult task.  Amongst those pieces on show will be an extraordinary early neoclassical giltwood armchair attributed to Ince & Mayhew, presumably from a group at Bramshill Park; a highly important overmantel mirror with the frame attributed to Thomas and René Pelletier; and a pair of giltwood console tables almost certainly commissioned for Schloss Seehof.

The combination of works of art from differing disciplines will surely make it a fascinating exhibition.  It runs from January 22nd to February 2nd 2010.

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Another Blog...

Everyone in the office also enjoys www.peopleofwalmart.com, an interesting guide to practical, everyday style.

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Our Favourite Blogs.

We are keen bloggers and blog readers here at Carlton Hobbs.  The web is a treasure-trove of witty, informative, opinionated, well-illustrated blogs about furniture, interiors and the decorative arts (www.carltonhobbs.net included!).

One such blog is the Aesthete's lament (www.aestheteslament.blogspot.com) , an erudite series of posts covering decoration, architecture and design history amongst other related topics.

Another favourite is www.oldlongisland.com which celebrates the great houses and estates of Long Island with remarkable archive photographs, and tries to track down what remains after so many have been sadly demolished.

www.whatisjameswearing.com gives the low-down on antiques and decorative arts in and around New York, as well as offering handy fashion tips, it's always a very entertaining read.

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