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ERNEST HENRY GRISET (1843-1907) A STUDY OF MR. BRYCE MCMURDO WRIGHT'S SHELLS both initialled E.H.S., inscribed & dated 1876 pencil with watercolour Each: 9.5 x 16.5cm / 3 3/4 x 6 1/2in two mounted within one frame Bryce McMurdo Wright was a colourful character: a leading gemstone, fossil, shell and ethnographica dealer of his time and an ambitious entrepreneur. He held a premises opposite the British Museum at one point, and had established an international network of runners sourcing his wares for him. He was very successful, and had a number of high-profile clients, until he over-expanded and had to file for bankruptcy. Late in his life he ran afoul of the authorities for producing counterfeits and filed for bankruptcy once again before his death. Ernest Henry Griset painted the only known depiction of the dealer (except for a photograph). For another work by Griset, see the following lot.