Lot Essay
A besom is a broom made of twigs tied round a stick
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (1783-1859)
Details
David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (1783-1859)
Besom Makers carrying Heather
signed and dated 'David Cox. 1854.'; pencil and watercolour with scratching out on oatmeal paper
13 5/8 x 20 3/8in. (346 x 518mm.)
Besom Makers carrying Heather
signed and dated 'David Cox. 1854.'; pencil and watercolour with scratching out on oatmeal paper
13 5/8 x 20 3/8in. (346 x 518mm.)
Provenance
George Constable, Sefton House
Peter Allen
Charles Peter Allen
Cecil Charles Peter Allen
Peter Allen
Charles Peter Allen
Cecil Charles Peter Allen
Exhibited
London, Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1855, no.107 (sold for 20 gns.)
Manchester, The Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887
Manchester, The Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887