Lot 131
  • 131

Tristram Hillier

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Tristram Hillier
  • Still Life with Wine Jug and Apples
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 49.5 by 59.5cm.; 19½ by 23½in.

Provenance

The Artist and thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Original canvas There are a few specks of surface dust but generally the work is in excellent original condition. Ultraviolet light reveals an uneven varnish, especially to the foreground, but no apparent signs of retouching. Held under glass in a gilt plaster frame with a canvas inset; unexamined out of frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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