Lot 551
  • 551

Flemish School, late 17th century

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Designs for, or studies after monuments, tombs and wall plaques
  • Various media, most pen and brown ink and wash with red chalk;
    some inscribed with measurements, one inscribed in brown ink: Maria...en S. Jeronimus; some with extensive inscriptions on the verso

Provenance

All with the Heim Gallery, London, from whom purchased.

Condition

Twenty in the lot. All unframed, mostly hinged at the top margin. Some are cut down from larger sheets. A number are made up from several small sheets of paper, or with paper pentimenti. The condition is consistent with working drawings, but generally good, the paper in many is fresh, with no foxing or yellowing.
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.