Scottish School, watercolour on ivory, portrait miniature of a child with a dog, attributed to William Douglas (1780-1832). The rectangular, half-length, portrait depicts a child wearing a violet-coloured dress with gold shoulder straps, playing with a dog. Stone background with sunset landscape in the distance. Gilt-metal frame with velvet reverse. 10 cms. X 8 cms. (4 inches X 3 1/4 inches). Excellent condition and a lovely subject. William Douglas was born in Fife on the 14 April 1780...

George Paice (1854 - 1925) Oil on canvas. Portrait of the horse named, “American”. Period walnut frame. Rectangular, (34 cms. X 44 cms. 13 1/2 inches X 17 1/4 inches). The Horse, “American”, was born in 1915. His blood line is half British/half American. George Paice was born in 1854. He possessed a keen and sensitive eye for painting horses and had a personal interest in racing. Paice married in 1879 and had eight children...

Monica F. Gray (active 1898 - 1919) “Monsieur Beauclair” Oil on canvas. Portrait of a French Bulldog. Inscribed to obverse, “Monsier Beauclair”. Black Frame. Rectangular, 20 cms. X 18 cms. (8 inches X 7 inches). Provenance: From a European collection of art work by by Monica Gray. The British artist, Monica Gray was active between 1898 - 1919. She exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1900 and 1905...

E. Marion Nelson (exhibited 1890 - 1930) Oil on canvas, c. 1912. Portrait of the collie dam, Billesley Blue Blossom. Gilt frame. Rectangular, 30 cms. X 35 cms. (12 inches X 13 1/2 inches). The British artist E. Marion Nelson specialized in dog painting. She was active between 1890 and 1930. Blue Blossom is listed as being actively shown in the period between 1911-1912...

The Artist signing MJF (British, active 20th century) Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a black Labrador Retriever. Initialled MJF to obverse...