William E.Powell (British, 1878-1958), Flamingoes, ducks alighting on a pond, both signed lower left, watercolour, 27cm x 19.5cm, a pair (2)

Condition Report

Two watercolours, framed under glazing, not examined outside of the frames. The paper appears in generally good condition no obvious signs of rips, tears or creasing. There are a couple of minor sparsly distributed spots of foxing on the flamingoes. Paint condition generally seems to be good, minimal fading. There is ageing to the mounts with wear and tear to the frames including chips.

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