• Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 612

Robert Weir Allan, Two Watercolors

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(Scottish, 1852-1942)

Village Street, Pittenweem Fifeshire Scotland, signed lower right "Robert W. Allan", sight 20-1/8 x 13-7/8 in.; Capri, Italy, 1924, inscribed and signed lower left "To dear Robert Napier Thomson from the artist/ 3rd October, 1924/Robert W. Allan", both watercolors; matching Arts and Crafts, carved and gilt wood frames, largest 28 x 22-1/2 in.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist; Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Condition

not removed from original frames, light toning and fading; frames with abrasions

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Acquired from the artist; Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania