Minorca port scenes buck today’s market
Owing to today’s minimalist taste, Continental views of 19th century ports are not an easy sell. This pair of canvases proved otherwise when they topped Thomson Roddick’s (15% buyer’s premium) March 18 sale in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Probably painted c.1800, the 19in x 2ft 10in (48 x 88cm) oil on lined canvases by Anton Schranz (1…