A flower market near the Conciergerie, Paris

Details

David Cox, Jun., A.R.W.S. (1809-1885)
A flower market near the Conciergerie, Paris
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with scratching out
4 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (12.4 x 9.3 cm.)

Provenance

John Allnutt and by descent to his great grandson; Christies, London, 17 November 1987, lot 123 (£1,045).

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Lot Essay

The present watercolour was from a group of albums assembled circa 1850 from the collection of John Allnutt (1773 -1863) and which were sold in these Rooms on 17 November 1987 where they formed lots 76 - 128. The greater part of the collection was sold in these Rooms, June 1863. Allnutt was a merchant banker who also owned a successful wine and brandy business. He was a patron of Sir Thomas Lawrence and James Ward.

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