- 751
Herbert Cole
Estimate
100 - 150 GBP
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Description
- Herbert Cole
- Design for the Wayfarers' Library
- inscribed with design instructions under mount
- pen and ink and watercolour
- 25 by 9cm., 9¾ by 3½in.
Condition
The work appears sound. Artist pin hole centre of upper edge and lower edge. Slight ware and to the edges and a small fragment of paper missing from the right edge of the watercolour version. Otherwise the work appears in good overall condition.
Well presented in a cream mount, cut to neatly surround the designs. Requires a frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Wayfarers' Library was published by J. M. Dent in 1913 and devoted to the then modern writers. It supplemented Dent's Everyman's Library, a collection of well designed but affordable classics first published in 1906.