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Lot 77
Helen Allingham, R.W.S. (1848-1926)
A farmhouse at Smarden, Kent
Fermé21 November 2007
Prix réalisé
GBP 14,900
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Note du spécialiste
This imposing house, which still stands in Smarden, Kent, is featured in at least one other watercolour by Allingham. Back in the 1670s it was the home and work-place of Matthew Hartnup, the village apothecary. The house still bears his name carved over the doorway alongside an image of a rhinoceros, being the apothecaries' symbol.
Over the centuries the building's fortunes changed dramatically; originally built by wealthy Flemish weavers it was a high status property, but by the turn of the 20th Century it was divided into three dwellings and served as a billet during both World Wars.
The house was 'rescued' in the 1950s by Captain John Noel, the official photographer on the 1924 Everest Expedition. Recognising the house's importance he restored it sympathetically and returned it once more to a single dwelling.
We are grateful to Annabel Watts for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.
Over the centuries the building's fortunes changed dramatically; originally built by wealthy Flemish weavers it was a high status property, but by the turn of the 20th Century it was divided into three dwellings and served as a billet during both World Wars.
The house was 'rescued' in the 1950s by Captain John Noel, the official photographer on the 1924 Everest Expedition. Recognising the house's importance he restored it sympathetically and returned it once more to a single dwelling.
We are grateful to Annabel Watts for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.