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G. Ripley, Watercolor of a Gothic Church and a Pencil Drawing of a Gatehouse - This lot comprises two framed works on paper depicting historic British architecture. The first is a watercolor on paper showing a large Gothic church, possibly a ruin such as Bolton Abbey, rendered in a simplified illustrative style with blue, grey, and green washes. The work is signed lower right in black ink G. RIPLEY followed by the date 1972. The watercolor is housed in a white wooden frame with a gold-tone inner edge and a fabric-textured inner border. The second work is a monochromatic pencil drawing on wove paper depicting a two-storey stone building featuring a prominent pointed arched gateway and multiple mullioned windows. The drawing is executed with fine linear hatching and cross-hatching to define textures and shadows. It is presented in a dark-stained wooden frame with a gold-tone fillet and a dark green mat. The drawing is unsigned. Both frames are equipped with glass and hanging wires to the reverse.