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WILLIAM ASHFORD, P.R.H.A. (BIRMINGHAM C.1746-1824 DUBLIN)
Lot 43 PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR

WILLIAM ASHFORD, P.R.H.A. (BIRMINGHAM C.1746-1824 DUBLIN)

A Weir on the River Clodiagh at Charleville Forest, Co. Offaly, Ireland

Closed7 December 2021

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GBP 100,000

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WILLIAM ASHFORD, P.R.H.A. (BIRMINGHAM C.1746-1824 DUBLIN)
A Weir on the River Clodiagh at Charleville Forest, Co. Offaly, Ireland
signed and dated 'W. Ashford 1801' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40 x 50 in. (100 x 126 cm.)

Commissioned from the artist by Charles William Bury, 1st Earl of Charleville (1764-1835), Charleville Castle, Co. Offaly, and by descent to,
Alfred Bury, 5th Earl of Charleville (1829–1875), and by inheritance with the house to his niece, youngest daughter of the 3rd Earl,
Lady Emily Alfreda Julia Howard Bury (1856-1931), and by descent to her son,
Charles Kenneth Howard Bury (1883-1963), by whom sold at the following,
Charleville Castle Sale; Allen and Townsend, Dublin, 1 February 1948.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Lady]; Christie's, London, 12 July 1991, lot 67 (£110,000), when acquired by the present owner.

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