Nineteenth and twentieth century
Paintings, etchings, lithographs and linocuts, bought and sold. A specialist dealer in W.L. Wyllie, with New Forest names alongside Royal Academicians. Pictures are hung to be looked at in your own time, not sold at.
★ Lymington · St Thomas' Street · gallery & Guild-Commended framer
A Lymington gallery, and a framer's bench.
Robert Perera read at Cambridge and worked in the City before opening the gallery on St Thomas' Street, a short walk up from the Quay. We are a specialist dealer in W.L. Wyllie and in 19th and 20th century paintings, etchings and prints, and a Fine Art Trade Guild Commended framer. Pictures are bought, sold, and framed by hand under one roof.
W.L. Wylliespecialist dealer
GuildCommended framer
Gold leafhand-finished frames
LymingtonSt Thomas' Street
WHAT WE DO
A dealer and a framer, in one gallery.
Guild Commended framing
A bespoke framing and mounting service by a Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer, in conservation materials. Hundreds of finishes in gilt, silver, natural wood, aluminium and paint, period and contemporary.
Hand finished and gold leaf
Period frames finished by hand in real gold leaf, not foil. Liners and spandrels stepped to suit the picture, a maritime etching set into a deep gilt frame the way the Victorians would have done it.
Buying and valuation
We buy single pictures and whole collections, and advise museums, auction houses, solicitors and charities on selling paintings and assets. Valuations carried out for institutions and government departments.
Names that have hung here
- W.L. Wyllie
- Sir Terry Frost RA
- Hamilton Fraser RA
- Tracey Emin RA
- Sir Peter Blake RA
- Dame Elisabeth Frink RA
- Barry Peckham RI
- Robert King RSMA
- Terence Cuneo
- Eileen Soper
- Adolphe Valette
- Martin Snape
FROM THE BENCH
Framing, mounts and gilt.
THE GALLERY · A LYMINGTON HANG
St Thomas' Street. A fine-art dealer in a Georgian Solent town.
Robert Perera read at Cambridge and worked for a leading investment bank before opening the gallery in Lymington. The wider family has dealt in fine art for decades, once owned the New Forest Gallery, and in 1984 loaned its Adolphe Valette pictures, the teacher of L.S. Lowry, for an exhibition at Salford Art Gallery.
The gallery is a specialist dealer in W.L. Wyllie and shows New Forest names beside Royal Academicians. Robert has appeared as a specialist on the BBC, been featured by The Guardian, and lectured at Cambridge on the fine-art business. Pictures are hung to be looked at slowly, the way the gallery prefers.
“Some prefer to be left to look. We would rather the pictures sold themselves, in a relaxed room.” Robert Perera, on how the gallery is run
1975 The Perera family begins dealing in fine art, building the collection that becomes the gallery.
1984 The family loans its Adolphe Valette pictures, the teacher of L.S. Lowry, for an exhibition at Salford Art Gallery.
2003 Robert Perera Fine Art is established as the gallery at 19 St Thomas’ Street, in the Georgian town of Lymington.
Today A fine-art dealer and Guild Commended framer on St Thomas’ Street, a short walk up from the Quay and the Saturday market.
GUILD COMMENDED FRAMING
How far to go is your call. We frame to last.
The framing is done by a Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer in conservation materials. A mount is cut from acid-free board to lift the picture off the glass and guard it against acid attack, in coloured board or the classic antique white, with a reverse bevel for pastels.
Frames run from clean contemporary wood and metal to deep period gilt, finished by hand in real gold leaf and stepped with liners and spandrels to suit the picture. Glass to match: clear, non-reflective, or UV-protection to slow fading in daylight.
- Conservationacid-free board, made to last
- Gold leafreal leaf, finished by hand
- Periodframes in the Victorian manner
- Contemporaryclean wood, metal and paint
- Box framesshirts, medals, memorabilia
ENQUIRE
A picture in mind, or one to sell. Tell us about it.
Send a short note and we will reply by email. For a picture you would like framed, or one you are thinking of selling, a photograph helps us before you visit. The unhurried look happens in the gallery, on St Thomas' Street, up from the Quay.
- A reply by email, usually within a few days
- Bring the picture in, or send a photograph first
- Open Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat, 10 to 5
- Wednesday 10 to 1, closed Sunday and Monday
VISIT · ST THOMAS' STREET
Find us in Lymington.
The gallery
19 St Thomas' Street
Lymington
Hampshire SO41 9NB
Phone · 01590 678230
Email · sales@art-gallery.co.uk
Getting here · on St Thomas' Street, a short walk up from the Quay and the Saturday market
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday10:00 to 17:00
- Wednesday10:00 to 13:00
- Thursday10:00 to 17:00
- Friday10:00 to 17:00
- Saturday10:00 to 17:00
- SundayClosed
Closed Mondays, half-day Wednesday. Lymington runs its street market on Saturdays, so it is a good morning to walk up St Thomas' Street and look in.
FAQ
Questions we get at the counter.
Are you a qualified framer?
Yes. The framing is done by a Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer in conservation materials. We carry hundreds of finishes, gilt, silver, natural wood, aluminium and paint, and we hand finish period frames in gold leaf.
Can you frame an odd size, a holiday oil or a canvas off the stretcher?
Yes. We stretch canvases on standard or custom stretcher bars, including the odd sizes that come back from a painting holiday on homemade canvas. Bring it in and we will work out the frame.
Do you frame football shirts, medals and memorabilia?
We do, in deep box frames. Sports shirts, war and sporting medals, sheet music and other memorabilia have all been framed at the bench. We have a set package for shirts.
Which glass should I choose, and will it stop fading?
It depends on the picture and where it will hang. Clear glass suits most work, non-reflective cuts glare, and UV-protection glass slows fading in daylight. We match the glass to the piece so you pay for what it needs.
Do you buy and value paintings, not only sell them?
Yes. We buy single pictures and whole collections, and we value works for solicitors, charities, museums, auction houses and government departments. If you have something you think may be of interest, bring it in or send a photograph.