Live Auction 7821The Barratt Collection - from Crowe Hall, Bath
A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS
Lot 190

A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS

BY B. WALTON & CO., CIRCA 1850, THE LARGEST ON A LATER WALNUT STAND

Closed16 December 2010

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A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS
BY B. WALTON & CO., CIRCA 1850, THE LARGEST ON A LATER WALNUT STAND
Each depicting a painted scene of Loch Leven from a different aspect, stamped and numbered 'B. WALTON & CO/WARRANTED', two numbered '3301' and '3391'
The largest - 31½ in. (80 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep (3)

Acquired by Sir Sydney Barratt from Wyatt of Worcester Antiques, June 1961 and by descent.

Specialist note

Topographical views such as this were a mainstay of Benjamin Walton's production. Working in partnership with William Ryton from circa 1810, Ryton's brother Obadiah having died in that year, Walton eventually took over sole ownership in 1842 following Ryton's retirement. His eldest son Frederick continued after his father's death in 1847 until 1874, succsessfully re-establishing the firm's leading position in the industry - exhibiting at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace in London.