Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper
Old Master Day Sale including Old Master Paintings, Drawings and British Works on Paper
Property of a gentleman
JAMES SILLETT | STUDY OF A LOBSTER AND SHRIMPS
Lot Closed
July 29, 02:32 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a gentleman
JAMES SILLETT
Norwich before 1760 - 1840
STUDY OF A LOBSTER AND SHRIMPS
Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil;
signed lower right: JSillett and inscribed, lower right: from nature
framed: 393 by 504 mm
unframed: 213 by 348 mm
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With The Cromer Antique Gallery, Cromer;
by descent to the present owner
Sillett is a rare artist who was an early member of the Norwich school. This group of painters was active in Norfolk during the early nineteenth century. Other members include John Crome (1768-1821) and most celebrated of all, John Sell Cotman (1782-1842).
The Cromer Antique Gallery was founded by E.D. Levine (a third generation Norfolk antqiue dealer) in circa 1928, and he operated as the leading Norwich school dealer until his death in 1986. This work has descended within his family until today.