Lot 88
  • 88

Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier
  • Portrait of the Duc de Chartres' children: The Duc de Guise and one of his sisters, the future Duchesse de Magenta
  • signed Gabriel Ferrier and dated 1880 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 57 1/2 by 45 in.
  • 146 by 114.3 cm

Provenance

Château du Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Sale: Tableaux, Mobilier et Livres Appartenant à Mgr le Comte de Paris et Madame la Comtesse de Paris, provenant de la Quinta do Anjinho, Sotheby's, Monaco, December 14, 1996, lot 51
Kurt L. Schon, Ltd., New Orleans (in June 2000)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Unlined, some areas of fine craquelure; under UV: three inch vertical area of inpainting in upper center background, a few areas of inpainting throughout background, dashes of inpainting to girl’s face, inpainting to right of boy’s head, two by two inch L-shaped area of inpainting in boy’s chest, two inch vertical area of inpainting under boy’s right hand and in his left thigh, some strokes of inpainting in his right leg, one inch diameter area of inpainting in front right leg of chair.
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.