A Watercolour Study of a Gothic Ruined Abbey c.1900

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A Watercolour Study of a Gothic Ruined Abbey c.1900Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 The Study: 13. 5 high x 9. 5 wide The Whole in Frame: 16. 25 high x 12. 5 wide The very well executed study in watercolours, of a medieval abbey, gothic monastery or church ruin, depicted at eventide, with rolling hills and trees to the background with the sun setting, presented its original gilded frame and signed F radley (?) lower left, the whole being glazed, and surviving

“Gold Flake” is

or fireside irons without so much of a moan

and an attractive logo painted in gilt on the sides

A guéridon is a small

) addition to the lower part of the picture could either be intended or prosaic

the whole surviving from the last quarter of the eighteenth century

Showing just the right doses of character

Van de Velde for his expert opinion who commented “such compositions have in the past often been attributed to Floris

Height: 37” or 15

otherwise generally ok but with cracking to paint surface and wear and tear commensurate with age

there is no ferrule present and some pitting to the silver but nothing to cause alarm

The top is later but has certainly been present since the early twentieth century and has a fair amount of wear and weathering