Live Auction 4935Birds - Watercolours
Lot 19

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, R.A. (1901-1979)

Closed16 March 1993

Price Realised

GBP 2,300

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Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, R.A. (1901-1979)

A Blue-winged Red Gimpel

inscribed 'BLUE-WINGED RED GIMPEL. T. Forshaw from Terry Jones's stock'; pencil and watercolour heightened with white 12 x 9 1/8in. (305 x 232mm.)

Nicolas Eustathiou

Specialist note

Probably originates from South Germany and the west Austrian province of Tyrol. It was certainly developed in Germany to be the largest family of colour pigeons, there are 24 different varieties in all