Days when shorebirds were shot recalled in painting by Pauline Walker which is up for auction in Lincoln

                                                          

The sad days when shorebirds were often shot are recalled in the painting above by late 19th Century artist Pauline Walker which is due to go under the hammer at a sale of fine art to be held in Lincoln on Wednesday May 24. According to auctioneers Golding Young, the pre-sale estimate for Lot 1035 is between £80-120. When a similar still life study (below) by the same artist, was auctioned in a Surrey saleroom in June 2018, the price achieved (including buyer fees) was £57 against a pre-sale estimate of £30-50.