Lot 363
SCOTTISH CARVED LIMEWOOD TABLEAU 'BOUSING AT THE NAPPIE' FROM TAM O'SHANTER, WORKSHOP OF THOMAS HALL TWEEDY
CIRCA 1860
Auction: 20 November 2019 from 10:00 GMT
Description
carved in high relief depicting Souter Johnnie and Tam O'Shanter conversing and drinking, while the Miller and proprietress look on, in a glazed mahogany case
Dimensions
56cm wide, 33.5cm high, 12.5cm deep
Footnote
Note: Based in Newcastle, Thomas Hall Tweedy (1816-1892) was a noted woodcarver working in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Tweedy was primarily a business man rather than a craftsman. It is recorded by his apprentice Ralph Hedley that he only saw him hold a tool once when he changed the figure of Miranda from a panel of the "Tempest" into a rock. However, he did have the gift of recognising skilled workmen and giving them employment thus enhancing his considerable reputation. Other carved tableaux from 'Tam O'Shanter' attributed to Tweedy are in the collection of the Robert Burns Museum, Ayrshire.