Lot Essay
The reference to James almost certainly indicates the hand of James Riley, one of Dixon's apprentices at Capel Street (see note to lot 181).
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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 180-229)
A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II EMBOSSED BIRD PICTURES
BY SAMUEL DIXON, CIRCA 1750
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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE II EMBOSSED BIRD PICTURES
BY SAMUEL DIXON, CIRCA 1750
A peacock pheasant perched on a peony branch, with paper label to reverse 'THE PEACOCK PHEASANT...' and a touraco perched on a branch, with label to reverse 'THE TOURACO...', each inscribed on the reverse 'James', in later giltwood frames
10½ x 8½ in. (26.5 x 22 cm.) (2)
BY SAMUEL DIXON, CIRCA 1750
A peacock pheasant perched on a peony branch, with paper label to reverse 'THE PEACOCK PHEASANT...' and a touraco perched on a branch, with label to reverse 'THE TOURACO...', each inscribed on the reverse 'James', in later giltwood frames
10½ x 8½ in. (26.5 x 22 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 15 November 1990, lot 14.
Brought to you by
Giles Forster
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