Steve Cook

Thank you for the clarifications David. It was the images on that site that I felt were closest in style to the piece that we have, but the devil is always in the details. As you say, there aren't leaves behind the roses in the same way. If anyone else has any thoughts I would be extremely interested to hear more insights.

This long thread is fascinating! I am researching a vintage water can that my Mum left to me. I wonder if anyone here can tell me anything about it? My Mum and Dad went on a couple of long boat trips in the late 60s while they were professional dancers in Ballet Rambert. On one of those trips (possibly while my Mum was pregnant with me in 1969!) they bought this water can which was a fixture in the various living rooms that I grew up in. As you can see, the can is well loved and unrestored. From an earlier post on page 9 in this thread I have a suspicion that the can itself can possibly be from Joseph Ash Ltd in Birmingham. The style seems to match the picture posted there. Any other suggestions? And does anyone have any ideas regarding the painter? I see some similarities to the work of Frank Nurser, but I imagine there could be other artists who have similar style. Any clues I could look for? As you can probably tell, this isn't something I would want to part with - it's a part of my family history and it will remain with me here in Sweden for the forseeable future. Unfortunately, it won't live on a canal boat though!