Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from the Estate of the late Alys Rickett
William Turner, of Oxford, O.W.S.
Oxford from Shotover Hill
No reserve
Lot Closed
July 6, 04:37 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of the late Alys Rickett
William Turner, of Oxford, O.W.S.
Blackbourton, Oxfordshire 1789 - 1862 Oxford
Oxford from Shotover Hill
Watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper
272 by 438 mm
Ronald John Rickett (d. 1970),
by family descent to the present owners
by family descent to the present owners
We are grateful to Colin Harrison for pointing out that the Ashmolean Museum holds a watercolour by John Baptist Malchair (circa 1730-1812), which is dated 1791 and depicts Oxford from the same view-point. Like William Turner, Malchair was an Oxford-based artist.1
The present work has descended in the family of Ronald John Rickett, known as John, who was a director of British Pictures at Sotheby’s in the 1960s.
1. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: WA1996.498
The present work has descended in the family of Ronald John Rickett, known as John, who was a director of British Pictures at Sotheby’s in the 1960s.
1. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: WA1996.498