Live Auction 4935Birds - Watercolours
Lot 28

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

Closed16 March 1993

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GBP 1,955

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

A Pair of Thurgau Monks

inscribed 'THURGAU MONKS' and stamped with the studio stamp on the reverse 'CHARLES TUNNICLIFFE R.A./STUDIO 1908 NO 403/20'; pencil, watercolour and coloured chalks on grey paper
9½ x 12½in. (240 x 320mm.)

Specialist note

The word monk is used as a colour marking. These birds come under the heading of Swiss colour pigeons. The body, wings and neck are coloured and head, primary flights and tail are white