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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: sapphire on August 26, 2012, 07:16:54 AM
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Made a quick stop at a yard sale on my way to work yesterday morning and immediately fell in love with this little pair. The lady pointed out that they were 'oil paintings' but it was quite easy to tell (even for me) that they weren't.
I've found info on the artist, Joseph Edward Hennah (1896 -1963) who resided in Newport and Weymouth, UK and thanks to a site that has spent some time researching him, have seen some nice examples of his work, both oil and watercolor.
http://www.caerleon.net/archive/paintings/hennah/index.htm
http://www.caerleon.net/archive/paintings/hennah/paintings/php/index.php
Based on the above info and some bits and pieces I've found elsewhere, plus the look of the frame, etc. I'm guessing they are 1940's time period. Just wondering if I'm in the ballpark here. So any help with dating is appreciated. ;)
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A bit more detail.......
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I should mention, after taking it apart......the mat is firmly attached to the print. No other identifying marks or labels either on the backing nor the mat.
Hubby commenting that ever since I've joined this forum I've 'dissected' more things that he cares to count. :D
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This little nail/pin..is a handmade one...which would date the framing older than 1940,s....and as you are so good at dissecting....any tips on filleting a fresh caught salmon, would be much appreciated....
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OMG!!! You can send it here......RIGHT NOW!!!!! My favorite fish (you can keep all the rest).
And that would be Atlantic salmon too, darn you. That's just totally cruel :'(
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The biggest Salmon ever caught by Rod,was on the River Tay..in 1922...and it was caught by a Woman...a Miss Georgina Ballantine..the fish weighed in at 64lbs...this fish is still regarded as the official record here in the UK,see link
http://www.fishpal.com/Scotland/Tay/index.asp?dom=Tay
smoked Atlantic Salmon is very cheap over here.....yum yum!
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thats a framing pin and is made of a light weight metal like tin !! there are several different types of those !! its like a push pin !! the pic doesn`t look like paper,, can you tell us what it looks like to you ??
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I might even date it to the 1950s. No idea on value. I inherited a beautiful watercolor landscape from my great grandma, dated 1902, and if it's worth $100 I'd be considered lucky.
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i am thinking thats closer to the date !! looks like a giclee print !!
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mart, if you check the second set of pictures I posted "a bit more detail'.......the first one shows the texture of the 'paper' through a loupe (thank you fancypants/regularjoe ;) )and at macro setting. You can see it with the naked eye, but it doesn't show up as well in shots. To me, it resembles linen.
Here's another shot showing the artist's signature where you can also get an idea of the texture.
The prints are on the smallish side. 3.75" x 8" not including mat.
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Nice little pair of prints , sapphire !
I'd say that they came from Haigh & Sons Ltd , South Hall , Middx(or Haigh & Sons , Glouchester) , in the era of late 1920's to late 1930's .
They look as if they may be stone lithos , with a retail value around $59 USD each .... possibly printed on linen or silk , IMO (without really 'seeing' them) .
If you do a search using the terms : "Normill print serial" , you'll turn up with many examples of work from that company .
Then there's the story of old McDougal , whose wife had given birth at home .... lacking a baby scale , McDougal used his salmon scale to weigh the newborn , who came in @ 34 pounds , 12 ounces .
;D
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Thanks fancypants! Possibly earlier than I thought.....even better.
And where can I get me one of them scales?? Better yet, where can I get me a 34 lb salmon? I could do some serious damage to that critter ;)
(and I've got a nice Hardy salmon rod to use on it too :) )
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I thunk the current record for heavy salmon in my state (Washington) is from 1964 , caught in the Pacific Ocean off Sekiu by Chet Gausta , coming in @ 70lb 8oz.
Up in Alaska the biggie was 97lb 4oz , caught in the Kenai River by Lester Anderson in 1985 .
Largest I've landed was a King (Chinook) @ 36lb 8oz , in Puget Sound in 1992 , caught on very light tackle (my personal favorite) using a 1 inch silver 'Buzz-Bomb" lure & 8lb test line , from the shoreline off of Alki beach .
It took better than an hour to get it into the net .
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I think somethings very fishy around here!
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Thanks fancypants! Possibly earlier than I thought.....even better.
And where can I get me one of them scales?? Better yet, where can I get me a 34 lb salmon? I could do some serious damage to that critter ;)
(and I've got a nice Hardy salmon rod to use on it too :) )
I can always send you 34 x 454g tins of John West Red Salmon...best tin salmon on the planet,
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Our Atlantic are the 'babies' of the species I guess. Up to 40 lbs, but a few recorded at 50+. But they are sooooooo tasty.
You and Wullie need to meet up and try out our Margaree River in Cape Breton. Well known down here to the salmon lovers......fly fishing only. Wullie, you'd feel right at home in our Nova Scotia highlands (and considering Nova Scotia is Latin for New Scotland) ;)
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i keep thinking "dinner "!!
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I have a distant relative from my grans side of the family,who emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 50,s and this pic could easily have been taken here in Old Scotland,The river Tay,in Scotland boasts some of the best fishing in world..yes the world...and recently a small stretch of the river was sold off,for £1,000,000, yes you are seeing correct £1m
see link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fECMOH83ewk
I had oak smoked salmon on lightly buttered toast this morning for breakfast.....luver ly....
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I write fishing reports for a US/Canadian website and see pictures of monster salmon and muskies landed in Maine and Canada and have never caught one myself. You guys are killing me. At least I have the striped bass in the surf here. To think about landing a 36 pound striper on 8 pound line is beyond my imagination. He would strip my spool in minutes. I have seen a 20 pound fish spool a guy with 10 pound line in a minute
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thank heavens our catfish are not the best fighters !!
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I hear you , frogpatch ... I was rather suprised to land that one myself .
As is common with the Chinook when first hooked , the salmon attempted to 'sound' (go deep) , but the drop-off where I was fishing was not too deep (for Puget Sound , anyways) . He ran up & down parallel to the shore for the majority of the high-tide fight (where there is lots of kelp) .
I still consider it a wonderment that that particular fish got landed by this old man !
I could be snotty about having such dumb luck & although I've been 'specialized' saltwater salmon fishing with light/ultralight gear for decades ... it was just a heap o' luck & a little skill .
Truth of the story is that I was going to use lighter gear (4lb test) that day , but decided on the 'heavy' 8lb on that morning ..... go figure .
Hooked alot more than landed , with the light & barbless gear .
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You guys are true sportsman....8lb line...4lb line....Nae chance....my motto is 30lb line....but i do give them some hope...as i have a 20lb leader..... ;D
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Fancypants, I once fished for Coho on the Kitimat. It was a 2-day stopover on our way to the bush in northern BC. Cooking 2 or 3 of those Cohos on the riverbank proved to be almost as tasty and delicious as doing the same with fresh caught native Brook Trout. I really didn’t like “store bought” salmon before that event.
We thought they were pretty big fish until our guide told us we should come back in July when the King salmon were running. The Lake Trout in northern BC are also big and delicious.
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Just last month I saw on the news that an Englishman caught a giant white Sturgeon what a whopper...
link
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/20/fraser-river-sturgeon-biggest_n_1690536.html
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Can I ask what you paid for them. I love them
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Can I ask what you paid for them. I love them
I picked them up for $5 for the pair. No dickering or talking her down, that was her asking price .......and I was more than happy to pay it. ;)
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Dickering???so that,s what Haggling is called in your neck of the woods...interesting ...as for "talking down"..over here the definition of that,means ..someone who thinks they are superior to the other...
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Dickering???so that,s what Haggling is called in your neck of the woods...interesting ...as for "talking down"..over here the definition of that,means ..someone who thinks they are superior to the other...
We use haggling too and you can talk someone down in price, but if you 'talk down' to someone you might go home with your teeth in your back pocket. ;) See, we're not that different!
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If I was ever in that kind of situation,my teeth would be in my pocket before i started,...the joys of dentures,...i can remember one time whilst driving,the window was open and i felt a sneeze coming on,...dangerous when driving...i turned my head ..sneezed..and my top denture flew out the window...never to be seen again....LOL!
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If I was ever in that kind of situation,my teeth would be in my pocket before i started,...the joys of dentures,...i can remember one time whilst driving,the window was open and i felt a sneeze coming on,...dangerous when driving...i turned my head ..sneezed..and my top denture flew out the window...never to be seen again....LOL!
OMG! I must remember not to be drinking pepsi whilst reading your posts. :D
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I hope your PC is ok...spraying Pepsi can be oh so sticky...which brings me to another mishap that i had with my last laptop....I,m a muncher..when on the PC...crisps,sweets, Pepsi,..sticky buns,...you know the scenario,...eventually the crumbs get everywhere,....I,d clean my keyboard every other day...but as time passed, i found that some of my keys were,nt working as they should...and on closer inspection found that there were minute crumbs stuck between the keys.....and try as i might i could,nt get them out...So, i had a brainwave, I,d get the vacuum cleaner and suck them up........Big!!...mistake....all the key pads went up the tube...all i was left with were the little sensors underneath.....i took the cleaner bag out...emptied it onto the floor of my garage....and found almost all of the little pads...to this day I don,t know where A.G..I...or @ went...
Now I have a large sign on the wall ..No Munching..... ;D.
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you have no idea what kind of image these posts leave in the mind of a Texan !! lol
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you have no idea what kind of image these posts leave in the mind of a Texan !! lol
OH!! I think I do,..i worked with Texans...for many years,..both in the Gulf...and the north Sea....and their sense of humour ..was only second to mine!...lol!
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I'm also guilty of munching along with the continuous pepsi drinking and occasional pepsi spewing (thanks to some sharp witted post writers). So my keyboard is subjected to some awful abuse. But the biggest culprit is my slobber faced dufus, who loves to 'help out' with the typing as well as leaving 'personal comments' on my laptop. Crumbs, pepsi, dog hair and an overabundance of slobber makes for one cantankerous keyboard at times. ;)
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If only Dogs could speak....what wonderous tales they could tell..... :)I thought about using the word spewing.....then thought better of it..as there was a lady present.... ::) ;D
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If I was ever in that kind of situation,my teeth would be in my pocket before i started,...the joys of dentures,...i can remember one time whilst driving,the window was open and i felt a sneeze coming on,...dangerous when driving...i turned my head ..sneezed..and my top denture flew out the window...never to be seen again....LOL!
OMG! I must remember not to be drinking pepsi whilst reading your posts. :D
Hahaha... Oh gosh... Is that a real story!? Never mind... I don't wanna know perfect just how it is...
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True as the nose on my face...which is,nt getting any bigger....and it cost me an arm and a leg to replace them.....
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Sapphire, I ca truely related to the dog slobber issues. I have three dogs similar to yours!