British School, 19th/20th Century Woodland Garden with Monumental Stone Gate.

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British School, 19th/20th Century

Woodland Garden with Monumental Stone Gate. Signed indistinctly, perhaps "W. Hunt," l.l., with a partial pencil inscription on the reverse of the backing. Watercolor on paper, 13 x 9 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Sheet laid down on cardboard support, water staining to the lower edge of the support that impacts the watercolor at the l.r. edge, toning.
Estimate $200-400

Area of water stain to the composition is triangular in shape, measures about 3/8 in. across and high, and is located about 1-1/2 inches in from the lower right corner of the paper.

Pencil inscription, which has been partially trimmed away, reads, "...thorn Ruins/England" and is located at the bottom left edge of the backing.


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