South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 6 February 2012

Part 3 - Furniture & Fine Art
  • William Timlin; Three Fan-shaped watercolours
  • William Timlin; Three Fan-shaped watercolours
  • William Timlin; Three Fan-shaped watercolours


Lot Estimate
ZAR 90 000 - 120 000

About this Item

South African 1892-1943
Three Fan-shaped watercolours

one depicting an elaborately decorated Indian elephant with a howdah, monkeys, maidens and a snake charmer in an architectural setting by a lake; one with a Chinese maiden crossing a bridge, a pagoda and an egret by a lake; and one with a Chinese lady observing a gentleman crossing a bridge before a pagoda, two signed, one dated 1923 and with the artist's owl device mark

watercolour on silk
outside diameter: each approximately 43cm

Provenance

The first two sold Cape Town, Works from the Studio of William Timlin, 7 December 1994, lot 459

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