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A Fine Quality Watercolour by Mary Forster (1853-1885) of a Market in Caudebec France'.
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A Fine Quality Watercolour by Mary Forster (1853-1885) of a Market in Caudebec France'.

19th century
Sold 30 December 2024 · Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors
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A charming watercolour painting of a market place in Caudebec, France by Mary Forster. It is inscribed on an old label verso. The scene depicts a vegetable stall with the women selling from the covered pitch. Provenance: From the Estate of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, the author (1856-1925). It is in a decorative gilt frame. A lovely painting.

The actual size of the painting is 33cm high x 24 cm wide. With frame it is 54cm x 43cm.

Date of Manufacture

Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors has dated this Antique Framed Watercolour Painting to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
24cm (9.45")
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SA869479
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DCF
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A charming watercolour painting of a market place in Caudebec, France by Mary Forster. It is inscribed on an old label verso. The scene depicts a vegetable stall with the women selling from the covered pitch. Provenance: From the Estate of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, the author (1856-1925). It is in a decorative gilt frame. A lovely painting.

The actual size of the painting is 33cm high x 24 cm wide. With frame it is 54cm x 43cm.

Date of Manufacture

Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors has dated this Antique Framed Watercolour Painting to the 19th Century.

Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
24cm (9.45")
Reference Numbers
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SA869479
Dealers Internal Ref
DCF
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A Fine Quality Watercolour by Mary Forster (1853-1885) of a Market in Caudebec France'.

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A framed 19th-century watercolour depicting a French market scene within an ornate gilded frame.
A Fine Quality Watercolour by Mary Forster (1853-1885) of a Market in Caudebec France'.
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A framed 19th-century watercolour depicting a French market scene within an ornate gilded frame.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour, Gilded Wood
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsHand-gilded frame, Fluted moulding, Corner leaf ornaments
  • SizeH 33 cm (13 in) x W 24 cm (9 in)

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Nineteenth-century watercolour painting often featured transparent washes applied to heavy rag paper, capturing light and atmospheric conditions with remarkable fluidity and precision.

Artworks from this period typically utilised gum arabic-based watercolours on heavy watercolour paper, housed in hand-gilded wooden frames featuring composition ornament details.

Authentication involves examining the paper texture, watermarks, pigment oxidation under magnification, frame construction methods, and verifying artist signatures or historical exhibition labels.

An antique painting adds historical depth when hung against neutral walls in a traditional or transitional living space, paired with complementary task lighting to protect the pigments.

Preservation requires framing with acid-free materials, UV-filtering glass, and hanging the artwork away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity fluctuations to prevent fading.
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