Description:
British School, 18th/19th Century
Five Works on Paper: Four Watercolor Landscapes including Shepherd and Flock on a Bluff, Two Figures on a River Bank, Abbey Ruins, Cottage Barnyard, and a Pencil Drawing of Tinturn Abbey. Unsigned, attributed in various pencil inscriptions on the mats or frame to Thomas Sandby and Paul Sandby or Sandly. All works on wove paper, sizes to 5 1/8 x 10 7/16 in., Cottage matted and framed, others matted. Condition: Minor toning and spotting, remnants of old mounts on the reverse.
Estimate $400-600
Shepherd and Flock on Bluff: 5 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.
Two Figures on a River Bank: 5 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.
Abbey Ruins: 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in., with partial watermark.
Cottage Barnyard: 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.
Tinturn Abbey drawing: 10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.
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