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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 838

A pair of watercolours by Richard Simkin (1850-1926)

Each on grey card, mounted and glazed within a narrow black-painted frame 15in. x 20in.; dimensions within mount 9.5in x 14.5in.

The watercolours depict, respectively, an officer and serjeant-major of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1832, in Full Dress or Parade Order. Standing 'at ease', the officer wears a scarlet coattee with large gold Flank Company wings, white overalls and crossbelt, a large black bearskin cap, and holds a drawn sabre in his right hand, the point resting upon the ground. The serjeant-major standing at attention, in similar dress, with an open notebook in his left hand and silver-mounted cane in his right, the tip resting upon the ground. The frames and mounts with some surface dust, otherwise very good condition (2)

Each signed R. Simkin to lower-right corner, in addition to title below each figure.

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£200

Starting price
£200