LOT DETAILS

Materials:

watercolor heightened with white

Measurements:

9.06 in. (23.00 cm.) (height) by 13.78 in. (35.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated, l.l.; inscribed label 'Bellmont had belonged to the same family. Their house was in the old cattle sheds.When they heard that Cromwell soldiers were coming they dug a huge hole, buried their wonderful silver. They knew the butler who helped them might tell people about it so they shot him, buried him with the silver. They gave very valuable old communion silver to Moviddy Church', verso; label 'R. Clarke & Son, Cerners, Gilders, 21 Prince's Street, Cork', verso