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Attributed to Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin
- The card game
- Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
- 13 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches
Provenance
Martial Pelletier,
his sale, Paris, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Catalogue d'estampes....dessins anciens & modernes, Cabinet de Feu M. Martial, Pelletier, 29 April-4 May 1867, lot 1412;
Éduard Rahir;
'Monsieur et Madame M.L.',
their sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 15 March 1989, lot 48, reproduced;
Private collection
his sale, Paris, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Catalogue d'estampes....dessins anciens & modernes, Cabinet de Feu M. Martial, Pelletier, 29 April-4 May 1867, lot 1412;
Éduard Rahir;
'Monsieur et Madame M.L.',
their sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 15 March 1989, lot 48, reproduced;
Private collection
Literature
É. Dacier, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin: peintre, dessinateur et graveur (1724-1780), vol. II, Paris and Brussels 1931, p. 122, no. 706 (as Gabriel de Saint Aubin)
Condition
Laid down. Scattered foxing throughout the sheet. Pen and ink remains strong and vibrant.
Sold in a gilded 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.