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William Clarke (1803-1883)
TOPSAIL KETCH ON THE CLYDE SAILING PAST THE
CLOCH LIGHTHOUSE, SCOTLAND, 1865
oil on canvas
inscribed [“Painted by W Clarke 1865 / From a sketch
by ___ Christie 1776”] on reverse; with title and artist’s
dates on plaque affixed to frame lower centre
23.50 by 35.50in. (59.69 by 90.17cm)
Provenance:
Christie’s, 25 May 2005, lot 520;
Private collection
€3,000-€4,000 (£2,600-£3,400 approx.)
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Edwin Hayes RHA RI ROI (1819-1904)
STORMY WEATHER OFF THE ROCKS, HOWTH, COUNTY DUBLIN, c.1860s
watercolour
faintly signed and indistinctly dated [1861?] lower left; inscribed with
title and numbered [1] on original label on reverse; signed on backing
board also
8.50 by 19in. (21.59 by 48.26cm)
Provenance:
James Adam & Bonhams, 26 May 1999, lot 166;
Private collection;
Adam’s, Dublin, 26 March 2003, lot 3;
Private collection
€2,500- €3,500 (£2,100-£3,000 approx.)
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