Live Auction 10713Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London)
Lot 207

Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London)

View of Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtenay, the spires of Oxford beyond

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 2,375

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Paul Sandby, R.A. (Nottingham 1730-1809 London)
View of Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtenay, the spires of Oxford beyond
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on the original wash-line mounts
5 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (13.3 x 18.4 cm.)

Charles Fairfax Murray, 1920.
A.A. Allen; Sotheby's, London, 4 April 1935, lot 101 (£34).
with Gooden & Fox, London.

Specialist note

Nuneham House was built for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt in 1756 by Stiff Leadbetter. In order to create its Capability Brown landscaped grounds, Harcourt demolished the old village of Nuneham Courtenay and rebuilt it one mile to the north-east.