William (1767) Alexander

Lot 167: WILLIAM ALEXANDER

Name: WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: d4e9ec29c6

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 03, 2013

Item Overview

Description

MAIDSTONE, KENT 1767 - 1816 THREE CHINESE FIGURES SMOKING, THE BRIDGE PAGODA, SHANGHAI BEYOND Watercolour over pencil, heightened with pen and grey ink; signed lower left: W. Alexander / 1793 150 by 205 mm

Artist or Maker

William (1767) Alexander

Literature

Reproduced, Burlington Magazine, October 1976, p. LXXIV

Provenance

Dr. J. Percy; sale, London, Christie's, 15 April 1890, lot 8; W. L. King; sale, London, Christie's, 2 March 1976, lot 101; with Baskett & Day, London, 1976; by whom sold to Mrs Vincent Astor (1902-2007)

Auction Details

Old Master & British Drawings

Sotheby's

July 03, 2013, 12:00 AM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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