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Lot 308: A Nineteenth-Century British School Marine Watercolour

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Estimated price: £5 - £10

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A nineteenth-century British School marine watercolour on paper, depicting a two-masted merchant vessel under sail in a turbulent sea. The composition is executed in a romantic, atmospheric style, with a smaller rowing boat in the foreground and a fortified coastline with distant buildings visible under a dramatic, stormy sky. The palette consists of muted greys, ochres, and blues, with fine detailing to the rigging and waves. The work is housed in a gilt-gesso frame with a stepped profile and is set within a cream-coloured mount with a gold-toned inner border. The reverse features a white adhesive label for ‘CORNMILL PICTURE FRAMES / WE CAN FRAME ANYTHING / 30 REDERICK COURT / ST. AUSTELL / CORNWALL PL25 5ER / TELE: (0726) 67317’. No artist signature or date is visible on the face of the work.