Property from a Private Collection
Sir William Samuel Henry Llewellyn, P.R.A.
The Old Chain Pier, Brighton
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
Sir William Samuel Henry Llewellyn, P.R.A.
British
1858 - 1941
The Old Chain Pier, Brighton
signed W. Llewellyn. lower right
oil on canvasboard
unframed: 32 by 41.5cm., 12½ by 16¼in.
framed: 43.5 by 54cm., 17 by 21¼in.
Kenulf Gallery, Winchcombe
Fine Art Society, London
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2018
The Old Chain Pier (also known as the Royal Suspension Chain Pier) in Brighton was built in 1823 to serve as a landing stage for packet boats to Dieppe and as a tourist attraction - it featured a camera obscura. It was destroyed in a storm on 4 December 1896 and although parts of the oak foundations could still be seen at low tide in 2010 all trace has now been lost. The Chain Pier was the subject of a popular song and painted by both Turner in 1828 (Tate) and Constable.
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