Live Auction 10636Christie's Interiors
Hughson Hawley (1850-1936)
Lot 749

Hughson Hawley (1850-1936)

The Carved Parlour, Crewe Hall, Cheshire

Closed28 January 2015

Price Realised

GBP 1,250

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Hughson Hawley (1850-1936)
The Carved Parlour, Crewe Hall, Cheshire
signed and dated 'Hughson Hawley/1915' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Specialist note

The alabaster chimneypiece depicts the winged figure of Time rewarding Industry and punishing Sloth, symbolised by two boys, which is surmounted by a carved portrait of Sir Randolph Crewe (1558–1646).