A 95-year-old painting of the old Aberystwyth clock tower is one of the lots up for sale as part of the grand Welsh Sale collection in Cardiff later this month.

The watercolour of Aberystwyth square with town clock and flower-sellers by artist Edwin Cole, signed and dated 1923, will feature among the lots at an auction held by Rogers Jones Co at the Cardiff Saleroom on Saturday, 20 October.

The watercolour has been listed with a guide price of £70 to £100.

The old town clock tower was built in 1858 on the site of the former guildhall which was demolished in 1855.

In 1956 the top of the clock tower was deemed unsafe and the whole building was demolished.

A replacement clock was erected to mark the start of the new millennium.

But some critics complained at the time that the new clock tower, which still stands at the top of town today, looked and sounded like something out of “Toytown” in comparison with its much grander predecessor.

Among the star lots at The Welsh Sale will include works by Sir Kyff­in Williams which are expected to fetch thousands of pounds.

Sir Kyffin, one of the most celebrated Welsh artists, was born 100 years ago this year and the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth is hosting a display of his works to mark the event.

The library supported his work throughout his life, and on his death, Sir Kyffin bequeathed them his papers and a significant body of his works.

The Welsh Sale will feature six oils by the artist and 12 works on paper.

Viewings of the lots will take place at The London Welsh Centre, 157 Grays Inn Road on Sunday, 7 October, between 2pm and 7pm, and at Rogers Jones Co’s Cardiff saleroom on the day before the auction.

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