13th Jun, 2024 10:30
Summer Specialist Sale
Andrew Nicholl R.H.A. (Irish, 1804-1886) - Watercolour - Colombo, Ceylon coastal scene
Andrew Nicholl R.H.A. (Irish, 1804-1886) - Watercolour - Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] coastal scene, possibly the Governor's House in the foreground, signed lower left and dated 1869, 34cm x 52cm, framed under glass
Andrew Nicholl was a landscape painter and illustrator from Belfast who was appointed to teach landscape, scientific drawing and design at Colombo Academy in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by the British Government in 1846. He was responsible for the illustrations which were reproduced as prints in Ceylon: an Account of the Island, physical, historical and topographical (1859) by Sir James Emmerson Tennent, Civil Secretary to the Colonial Government of Ceylon 1845-50 - (Information from the Royal Collection Trust: https://www.rct.uk/collection/921949/ceylon-the-pont-de-galle)
Sold for £5,500
Andrew Nicholl R.H.A. (Irish, 1804-1886) - Watercolour - Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] coastal scene, possibly the Governor's House in the foreground, signed lower left and dated 1869, 34cm x 52cm, framed under glass
Andrew Nicholl was a landscape painter and illustrator from Belfast who was appointed to teach landscape, scientific drawing and design at Colombo Academy in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by the British Government in 1846. He was responsible for the illustrations which were reproduced as prints in Ceylon: an Account of the Island, physical, historical and topographical (1859) by Sir James Emmerson Tennent, Civil Secretary to the Colonial Government of Ceylon 1845-50 - (Information from the Royal Collection Trust: https://www.rct.uk/collection/921949/ceylon-the-pont-de-galle)
Auction: Summer Specialist Sale, 13th Jun, 2024
Our Summer Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors
Highlights included an Austral Islands Cheif's staff £15,500, a Large Minton majolica elephant four-branch candelabrum centrepiece £6,200, an Asscher cut diamond (approx. 4.5 carats) platinum ring £11,500, The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, K.C.S.I £12,500, and an early 19th century double-sided micromosaic table box £11,000.
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Wednesday 12th June - 10am till 5pm
