Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire

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Sidney Currie (fl. 1876-1930)
Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire
signed 'Sidney Currie' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
14½ x 20½ in. (36.5 x 52 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present house at Compton Wynyates was begun in Tudor times. The walls are castellated and turreted and set out around a central courtyard. With its gardens of lawns and topiary, Compton Wynyates represents the ideal of the English country house.

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