Lot 245
  • 245

David Cox R.W.S.

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • David Cox R.W.S.
  • The Mill at Beddgelert, Snowdon in the distance
  • Watercolour over pencil;
    signed and inscribed on a label on the backboard: Mill at Beddgelert Snowdon in the distance

  • 479 by 730 mm

Provenance

With Grindley & Palmer Gallery, Liverpool;
J.[?] Ackin, by 1875;
Lord Sefton (1915-1991), by whom given to the parents of the present owner

Exhibited

Liverpool, Liverpool Art Club, David Cox Exhibition, 1875

Condition

There has been some minor fading to the work, however in general the pigments remain clear. There is one very small hole in the sheet, located at the top centre. The sheet has been laid down. For further information on this lot please contact either Mark Griffith-Jones (0207 293 5083) or Emmeline Hallmark (0207 293 5407). mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com emmeline.hallmark@sothebys.com
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