Lot 219: Harold Steggles , 1911-1971 coborn street, bow oil on board

signed l.r.: H STEGGLES.; signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on board

24 by 28 cm.; 9 ½ by 11 in.

Alex Reid & Lefevre, London, where bought by Sir David Scott, 3 December 1931 for £9.9.0

'There is a nice clean, clear light in this straightforward picture.' Sir David Scott

'A nice tidy little picture.' Sir David Scott

Coborn Street is in Bow in the East End of London, off the Mile End Road and only a few roads away from Ford Road depicted in the previous lot. Steggles had an intimate knowledge of London's streets and had studied at Bow Evening Institute.