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  Lot 456
 

A PAIR OF WATERCOLOURS DEPICTING A PORTOBELLO FISHWIFE AND FISHERMAN, BY ALEXANDER HUNTER

ALEXANDER HUNTER (SCOTTISH exh 1840/41),
PORTOBELLO FISHWIFE; and PORTOBELLO FISHERMAN
a pair of watercolours on paper, one signed and dated 5th-9th March, 1844, another dated May 22nd 1844
Each 37cm x 28cm
Both framed and under glass

 

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Sold for £55
Estimated at £150 - £250


Condition Report

Portobello Fishwife: One mark of foxing top right quadrant.
Colours have yellowed over time in both pictures, consistent with age. Overall both are in very good condition. In original ebonised frames.

 
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