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WHYTES
SINCE 1783
,
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William Percy French (1854-1920)
FIGURES IN BOAT
watercolour
with Bregazzi & Sons [Dublin] label on reverse
9.5 by 6.5 in. (24.13 by 16.51cm)
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner’s mother at a charity
auction in the West of Ireland
The present work was deftly painted by Percy French at a charity
auction.The current owner’s mother retold seeing the artist paint
this example before it was auctioned and sold to her.
€
1,000-
€
1,500 (£740-£1,110 approx.)
118
Henry George Roper-Curzon (1822-1892)
LAWRENCE GATE, DROGHEDA, 1878
watercolour
signed and dated lower left
13 by 9.20in. (33.02 by 23.37cm)
€
400-
€
600 (£300-£440 approx.)