Adam's Country House Collections 18th & 19th October 2021

234 Country House Col lections 611 THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) An important collection of eleven named landscapes in watercolour assem- bled by the Ladies of Llangollen and kept in an album at Plas Newydd. 1. A coastal inlet with figures and fishermen, signed lower centre, 20 x 28cm 2. Port Wimble in the South coast of Cronwall, The residence of fisherman and smugglers, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 3. Mavey and a distant view of Dartmoor, Devonshire, signed right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 4. Mount Edgecombe near Plymouth, signed (on the bundle) 12.5 x 16.5cm 5. Lord de Cliffords house near Bristol, The Severn and coast of Wales at a distance, signed lower centre, 12.5 x 16.5 6. A Distance View of the City of Exeter taken near Hall Down, signed centre left. 12.5 x 16.5cm 7. The Castle and Bridge of Cardigan on the River Towy, Cardiganshire, South Wales, signed lower right on a rock, 12.5 x 16.5cm 8. View near Brecon, South Wales, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 9. Saltash Cornwall on the River Tamer near Plymouth, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5 10. Landscape with castle ruins, signed lower centre, 12.5 x 16.5 11. Sinmouth on the North Coast of Devonshire, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm Provenance: Caroline Hamilton (the beneficiary of the surviving Lady Sarah Ponsonby’s will) and by descent at Hamwood, Dunboyne. € 10,000 - 15,000 William Payne, 1760 - 1830 A native of Plymouth and a trained engineer his carefully constructed wa- tercolours of landscapes around Devon and Cornwall became very sought after and when he turned his attention to Wales he attracted the support of the Ladies of Llangollen. His distinctive technique and the use of pigment of his own invention ‘Payne’s Grey’ led to considerable success. This unique collection, much prized by the Ladies, was later framed-up for display at Hamwood. 610 GIUSEPPE VASI (1710-1782) Prospetto dell’Alma Citta di Roma Visto dal Monte Gianicolo Set of 12 etching The Complete Monumental Panorama of the City of Rome circa 1750. 103 x 260cm Framing label verso of Cornelius Callaghan. Powerscourt House, auction 1984 €3,000 - 5,000