WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Rose and Crown, Mayfield
oil on canvas
63 x 76cm
Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.123;
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.8;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.8;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.8;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.7
| Estimate: |
£700 - £1,000
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Hammer price:
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£800 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Footnote
The Rose and Crown pub in Mayfield is opposite 'Yew Trees', the house where Symons lived with his family having left London in 1896. They moved to Robertsbridge in 1900.
Condition Report
Original canvas; a few lines of craquelure to the paint surface, otherwise good, clean overall condition. Ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching. Held in a plaster gilt frame in fair condition.
