Lot Number : 106

  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.
  • William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm 
Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.

Description: William Pratt (Scottish 1855-1936): 'Evening at Staithes' - the High Street, oil on canvas signed and dated 1909, titled on original label verso 45cm x 60cm

Notes: Pratt seemingly visited Staithes multiple times in the early 1900s, as the companion to this picture, 'In the Shallows' (sold by Lyon & Turnbull 27/01/16, lot 536), in an identical frame and also depicting Staithes, is dated 1910. The shop in the foreground was a grocery run by Joseph Verrill, described in 1911 as 'grocer and agent for W & A Gilbey Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants'. He was often assisted by his two daughters, Lavinia and Hannah. The Verrills were one of the largest families in Staithes; Joseph Verrill Snr (1839-1910) was first coxswain of the Staithes lifeboat, and Isaac Verrill (1811-1895), a fisherman, was photographed by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941). The building became the gift shop of W & H Dean in the 1950s, and is now the Endeavour Café.

Condition Report:

Excellent condition - Ready to hang. Small tear top right patched, minimal over-paint, cleaned and re-varnished Jan. 2022. Provenance: private collector in Australia

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SOLD £3000


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Collect from The Vine Street Salerooms, Scarborough YO11 1XN.

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