Mary Elliot Lacey (1924-2004) 'Privet Hawk Moth', Signed Gouache. Books - Poetry

Mary Elliot Lacey (1924-2004) 'Privet Hawk Moth', Signed Gouache. Books - PoetryA very fine gouache by Suffolk artist Mary Ellot Lewis, signed and titled 'Privet Hawk Moth'. As Mary Elliott Lewis, she was born at Kings Norton, Worcestershire on 26 September 1923. Mary studied at Birmingham College of Art 1939 1944 under Bernard Fleetwood Walker (1893 1965) and then taught at Mansfield School of Art for seven years after which spent two years at Wolverhampton College of Art. She married at Birmingham in 1951, Henry Howard Lacey

A stunning and well patinated bronze Grand Tour model of Colonne Vendome

gilt stamped decoration

The mirror has its original glass which is showing some small areas of foxing (please see photographs)

This really is a superb example of 19th century Anglo-Indian craftsmanship

An Arts & Crafts hammered copper and enamel wall mirror

Weight: 270 grams

and in 1884 four oils 'Scene on the Stour

The Eagle Lock Company

The telescope has some light wear commensurate with age but generally remains in a very good condition with all lenses intact

This painting is an excellent example of Wincup's love of light and his artistic skill in capturing the essence of the Norfolk Broads

The salt cellar is dated 1939 and the pepperette is dated 1940

Provenance: From the private collection of a Suffolk gentleman