Lot 73
  • 73

Samuel John Lamorna Birch, R.A., R.W.S., R.W.A.

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Samuel John Lamorna Birch, R.A., R.W.S., R.W.A.
  • Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
  • signed l.r.: SJ Lamorna Birch.
  • oil on board
  • 25 by 35cm., 10 by 14in.
  • Painted in 1913.

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by Miss Mabel Howell of Cardiff and thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The board appears to be sound. Some flecks of white paint from the frame are visible along the centre of lower edge; otherwise the work appears in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no signs of retouching. Held in a white painted plaster frame.
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