Lot 466 : Estimate £4,000-£6,000

DAVID BATES, RA (1840-1921) - Foresters stripping bark, Cannock Chase, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1897, framed, 101.5cm x 148.5cm. By the end of the 19th Century numerous tanneries had been established around Cannock Chase to take advantage of the oak bark used in the leather tanning process.

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