A PAIR OF GEORGE III EMBOSSED BIRD-PICTURES by Isaac Spackman in basso relievo, one depicting an ouzel with a butterfly beyond, the other a waterbird with a dragonfly beyond, in later blue-painted and parcel-gilt frames

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III EMBOSSED BIRD-PICTURES by Isaac Spackman in basso relievo, one depicting an ouzel with a butterfly beyond, the other a waterbird with a dragonfly beyond, in later blue-painted and parcel-gilt frames
15¾ x 13¾in. (40 x 35cm.)

Lot Essay

The ouzel is taken from Edwards, vol.I, fig.20, and was issued as part of Spackman's 1764 set (see: Longfield, 1979, pp.195-197 and Longfield, 1980, p.22 and fig.20)
Another example was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 22 November 1979, lot 6.

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