Thorburn paintings of Spoonbill and Herring Gull likely to spark lively bidding at sale tomorrow in Knightsbridge

                                              

                                                                              
This study by Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) of a handsome Spoonbill is expected to fetch between £1,500 and £2,500  when it goes under the hammer tomorrow (Wednesday December 10) in a sale in Knightsbridge to be conducted by auction house Bonhams. The same artist's painting of a Herring Gull is expected to sell for a similar amount.