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Lot 1230: William Roxby Beverley (Richmond 1811-1889 Hamstead)

Est: £5,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 09, 2010

Item Overview

Description

William Roxby Beverley (Richmond 1811-1889 Hamstead)
A fishing smack making for port in a strong gale
signed and dated 'W.R. Beverley/1867' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
25 3/8 x 33 3/8 in. (64.4 x 84.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1865, no. 648 as 'Making for Port - Close-Reefed Foresail, Heavy Sea'.
London, Walker's Galleries, 6 March 1953, no. 20.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 18 November 2003, no. 115.
Anonymous sale; Tennants Auctions, Yorkshire, 20-22 April 2005, lot 931.
with Abbott and Holder, London, August 2005, no. 369, where purchased by the present owner.

Auction Details

Old Master, 19th Century & British Drawings & Watercolours

by
Christie's
December 09, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK