Lot 172: William Buckler (British, 1814-1884) A Naval Officer, wearing blue coat with gold buttons, embroidered cuffs and epaulettes over white chemise and black stock, white breeches, his belt striped black and gold with an anchor embossed on the gold

A Naval Officer, wearing blue coat with gold buttons, embroidered cuffs and epaulettes over white chemise and black stock, white breeches, his belt striped black and gold with an anchor embossed on the gold buckle, holding a metal-mounted wooden telescope in his arms, standing on the shoreline, the ocean with a sailing ship visible to the right.
Watercolour on paper, signed on the obverse and dated WυmBuckler/1850, wood frame with verre-eglomisé mount.
Rectangular, 410mm (16 1/8in) high