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Drawing Glasgow Central Station
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Drawing Glasgow Central Station

19th century
For Sale by Millers Antiques
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A charming framed pencil drawing of Platform 1 Glasgow Central Station, initialled by the artist Andrew Beaton, and dated 8.7.96. I lovely moment in social history all ready to be enjoyed.

Free UK Delivery Royal Mail special delivery.

Date of Manufacture

Millers Antiques has dated this Framed Railway Sketch Drawing to the 1890s.

Independent Date Check ID 09712900
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 130 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
Pencil inscription lower right: dated 1896.
Monogram within an oval: Andrew Wilson Beaton.
Victorian steam locomotive and station canopy: railway architecture of the period.
Even toning across the wove paper: natural age of late nineteenth-century paper.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
38.5cm (15.16")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Reference Numbers
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SA1244700
Dealers Notes

Millers Antiques 1-5 Church Street, Wooler. Northumberland NE716BZ.

Telephone 01668282308 or 07714332441

All measurements taken at the widest point.

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Description
A charming framed pencil drawing of Platform 1 Glasgow Central Station, initialled by the artist Andrew Beaton, and dated 8.7.96. I lovely moment in social history all ready to be enjoyed.

Free UK Delivery Royal Mail special delivery.

Date of Manufacture

Millers Antiques has dated this Framed Railway Sketch Drawing to the 1890s.

Independent Date Report ID 09712900
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 130 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
Pencil inscription lower right: dated 1896.
Monogram within an oval: Andrew Wilson Beaton.
Victorian steam locomotive and station canopy: railway architecture of the period.
Even toning across the wove paper: natural age of late nineteenth-century paper.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
38.5cm (15.16")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1244700
Millers Antiques
Millers Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Antiques since 1947.

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A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame.
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Archive I A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame.

Drawing Glasgow Central Station

Archive II A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame. View II
Archive III A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame. View III
Archive IV A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame. View IV
Archive V A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame. View V
Archive VI A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame. View VI
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1-5 Church Street
Wooler
Northumberland
NE71 6BZ
United Kingdom
Verified Since Sep 2012
Items For Sale 310
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A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame.
Drawing Glasgow Central Station
Ref: SA1244700
A monochrome graphite drawing depicting Glasgow Central Station platform, set within a cream mount and a gilt wooden frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Artwork
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, Ink, Gilt Wood, Glass
  • ColourGold and Cream
  • MotifsTrain platform, railway roof canopy, gilt frame moulding, hand-lettered inscription
  • SizeH 38.5 cm (15 in) x W 28 cm (11 in)

This Victorian framed artwork is a monochrome graphite drawing on paper depicting the platform and railway roof canopy of Glasgow Central Station, initialled by the artist Andrew Beaton and dated 8.7.96. The composition is set within a cream mount and enclosed by a gilded wooden frame with stepped linear mouldings, finished in a bright gold colour. Signs of age include faint surface marks on the cream mount board and minor surface wear along the wooden frame edges. The piece measures 38.5 cm high and 28 cm wide. Suitable for a gentleman's library study, this framed drawing hangs effectively on a narrow wall space to add a historical focal point to an interior scheme.

Architectural and engineering sketches from this period document the rapid expansion of rail infrastructure and modern urban transport design, capturing detailed structural ironwork and platform activity.

Artists and draftspersons typically used graphite pencils, iron gall or India ink, and watercolour washes executed on woven paper or rag board stock.

Authentic period sketches display natural paper oxidisation, light age toning, period-specific handwriting styles, and evidence of original draft line impressions under magnification.

Framed architectural works serve as refined accents when hung in gallery walls, placed above sideboards, or positioned within study spaces alongside dark timber furniture and brass lighting.

Display paper art away from direct sunlight and high humidity, utilise UV-filtering glass with acid-free mount boards, and clean the wooden frame using a soft dry brush.
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