Lot 558: Samuel Dixon (c.1755) Foreign and domestic birds A

Samuel Dixon (c.1755) Foreign and domestic birds A set of four ''basso relievo'' embossed bird paintings contained in their original black Japanned frames, 28cm by 38cm and 22cm by 17.5cm respectively (4) Two of the works were purchased in 1957 for £200. For comparables see: Sotheby's ''A Connoisseurs Collection'', 04 December 2013, lot 415 Sotheby's ''Property from the Collections of Lily and Edmond J. Safra - Volumes I-VI'', 18 October 2011, lot 1133 Christie's ''The Gothick Pavillion - A Private Collection in Belgravia'', 26 January 2011, lot 5