Lot 584
584
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE, R.A. (1811-1880)
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EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE, R.A. (1811-1880)

THORNEY ABBEY

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EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE, R.A. (1811-1880)
THORNEY ABBEY
inscribed and dated 'THORNEY ABBEY Aug.21./1849' (upper right)
pencil
6½ x 4¾ in. (16.5 x 12 cm.)
Provenance
With inscription 'Given to me by Lord Normanton/31 May 1880/B.' (on an Arthur Ackermann label attached to the reverse.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The abbey was refounded in 972 for Benedictine monks by Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester. The church was replaced after the Norman Conquest. It was surrendered to Henry VIII during the dissolution and was granted by Edward VI to John, Earl of Bedford.

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