Sale 12309
London, South Kensington
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7 July 2016
Price realised
GBP 2,250
Estimate
Harold Sutton Palmer, R.B.A.. R.I. (1854-1933) Cader Idris, North Wales, early morning; and Rhododendrons in bloom the first signed and dated 'Sutton Palmer. 1875' (lower centre); the second signed 'Sutton Palmer.' (lower left) watercolour heightened with white and with scratching out 18 ½ x 30 in. (47 x 76.2 cm.); 13 ¼ x 20 in. (33.7 x 50.8 cm.) (2)two in the lot
Provenance
the second, with Henry Graves, Gooden & Fox Ltd., London.
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