1st May, 2025 14:00
Fine Medals & Military Antiques
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Rare Early 19th century framed pencil drawing of Longwood House on St Helena titled in margin 'Longwood' and inscibed on reverse of frame ' Longwood, Napoleon's home from December 10th, 1815 unt...
Rare early 19th century framed pencil drawing of Longwood House on St. Helena titled in margin 'Longwood' and inscribed on reverse of frame 'Longwood, Napoleon's home from December 10th, 1815 until his death May 5th 1821. His bedroom is shown fourth window on the left' initialed 'L.E.W.' (Louisa Wynyard, wife of Major General Edward Buckley Wynyard C.B. who served as Military Secretary to the Governor on St. Helena between 1816-1820 and who lived on the Island with his wife and started his family there).17.7 x 24.6cm. A companion framed drawing of another house titled 'Knollcome' and similarly initialed 17.7 x 24.6cm and an early 19th century fine pen and watercolour study entitled ' Rock Cottage, St Helena', signed with initials B.J. and dated 1818, in gilt frame 46 x 58.5cm. Rock Cottage was the home of the Wynyard family while they stayed on St. Helena. Sold with Louisa Wynyard's Book of Common Prayer, printed in 1801 in which she has written in the front pages a family biography of births including that of her first son ' William Wynyard born at Rock Cottage , St Helena 25th January 1817, Half Baptised by Rev.B.J.Vernon March 22nd 1817' and goes on to list the birth of two more of their eight children on St Helena between 1817-1820 including one born at Knollcombe House, St. Helena. The Rev. B. J. Vernon was most probably the artist of the Rock Cottage watercolour.
Condition Report
Watercolour - some general discolouration, not removed from the frame and doesn't appear to have been for decades. Mounted on original watercolour margin mount with ink title. Some dirt and debris under the glass ( which is almost certainly original). Numerous losses to the gilt frame
Drawings- neighther works have been removed from the frames for decades. Areas of foxing and browning to the paper, not water damage. Some knocks to the frame.
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Auction: Fine Medals & Military Antiques, 1st May, 2025
Fine Medals & Military Antiques, to include The Wynyard Collection of historically important Napoleon related & other military documents
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