Lot 117
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JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)

Old houses by the Thames, London

    Price Realised GBP 2,520
    Estimate
    GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,500
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    JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)

    Old houses by the Thames, London

    Price Realised GBP 2,520
    Price Realised GBP 2,520
    Details
    JOHN VARLEY, O.W.S. (LONDON 1778-1842)
    Old houses by the Thames, London
    signed 'J. Varley' (lower right)
    pencil and watercolour on paper
    91⁄2 x 111⁄2 in. (24.2 x 29.3 cm.)
    Provenance
    Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 8 April 1998, lot 77 (as 'Cottages by the Thames').
    Exhibited
    London, Martyn Gregory, An Exhibition of British Watercolours 1750-1940, cat. 75, 16 November - 3 December 1999, no. 38.
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    Lot Essay

    This drawing probably dates from 1816-17, when Varley executed a number of views along the banks of the Thames between Westminster and Chelsea. This area of London retained an essentially rural character until the reclamation and urban development projects of the 1840s.
    For a note on the artist, please see lot 43.
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