A pair of interesting handscreens, the shaped leaves painted in oil, one featuring views of Conway Castle bridge, the other with a view of the Menai Suspension bridge with a steamboat and a sailing ship passing underneath - 17in. (43cm), late 1820s (2)

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A pair of interesting handscreens, the shaped leaves painted in oil, one featuring views of Conway Castle bridge, the other with a view of the Menai Suspension bridge with a steamboat and a sailing ship passing underneath - 17in. (43cm), late 1820s (2)

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Lot Essay

Conway Castle bridge (built 1822-1826) and the Menai Straits bridge (built 1819-1926) were both designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1834)

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