A Rare Regency Period Pyrography Panel of a Tiger by Joseph Smith, Skipton, North Yorkshire, 1818, after George Stubbs (1724–1806) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A very early piece of

A very early piece of English school painting with an unknown past that is sure to be hugely chequered and fantastically intriguing – we love abandoned paintings as they pose so many questions…

The chair has signs of wear to the ebonised finish as you would expect to the extremities EG to the top of the arms

Diameter: 14 inches

It is unclear whether this album is at all related to Gatty or those around her but the blatant presence of the magazine extract leads us to believe she is either connected to this collection or is perhaps the muse for it

There are several seahorses

A Rare Regency Period Pyrography Panel of a Tiger by Joseph Smith, Skipton, North Yorkshire, 1818, after George Stubbs (1724–1806) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A very early piece ofOrigin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1818 Width: 24. 75 Height: 17. 75 Depth: 0. 25 The finely observed stained 'pokerwork' or pyrography panel by Joseph Smith of Skipton, north Yorkshire, depicting a tiger, after the oil by George Stubbs The Portrait of the Royal Tiger c. 1770, the sycamore (?) panel signed and dated 1818, inscribed Smith, Pyrographist and then dated again and branded with eye motif verso, surviving from