Lot 106
  • 106

FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL, R.S.A., R.S.W. | Yachts in the Sound, Iona

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, R.S.A., R.S.W.
  • Yachts in the Sound, Iona
  • signed l.l.: F.C.B. Cadell.
  • watercolour and pencil
  • 17.5 by 24cm., 7 by 9½in.

Provenance

T. & R. Annan & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, where purchased by Major Ion R. Harrison and thence by descent

Exhibited

Glasgow, McLellan Galleries, The Thistle Foundation, Pictures from a Private Collection, 1951, no.173;
Edinburgh, City Art Centre, Iona: Island of Inspiration, 2004

Condition

The sheet has been laid down at its edges on to thick card. The card is hinged to the mount with tape on the upper edge. The sheet is slightly cockling. There is some staining to the mounting edges, however, this is concealed beneath the mount. There is an area of surface dirt in the lower left hand corner. Some further minor specks of surface dirt. There is some very light time staining to the sheet. Otherwise the work appears to be in good condition. Please note the work is framed under glass and held in a simple drawing frame and cream mount. The work has been examined out of its frame.
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