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JACQUES THOURON | Vulcan presenting arms to Venus for Aeneas, circa 1785
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Vulcan presenting arms to Venus for Aeneas, circa 1785
- Enamel on copper, gilt-metal frame
- 110 by 132 mm.
Provenance
With Edouard Jonas (1883-1961), Paris and New York, by 1926;
Mr and Mrs Isaac D. Levy (1868-1934), New York, 1929,
by family descent;
sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 25 May 1993, lot 45
Mr and Mrs Isaac D. Levy (1868-1934), New York, 1929,
by family descent;
sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 25 May 1993, lot 45
Literature
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 429, fig. 359
Condition
The work is in very good order.
"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
Thouron almost certainly based this enamel on the engraving by Jacques-Claude Danzel (1737-1809) published in 1783 after François Boucher's painting of 1757, now in the Louvre, Paris (inv. no. 2707). The plaque, like the engraving, shows the painting in reverse. As Thouron was working from this source, he was free to improvise on the colouring - thus Venus' draperies are blue rather than apricot-coloured.