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Benjamin Marshall
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Benjamin Marshall
- Butcher's Boy, a Bay Hunter Once Owned by R. Lambton, Esq., Master of the Sedgefield Hunt (Formerly Titled: Hunter in a Landscape)
- signed B. Marshall Pt. and dated 1803 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 33 1/4 by 38 3/4 in.
- 84.6 by 98.6 cm.
Provenance
Collection of Captain W.H. Lambton, Buckinghamshire
Collection of Lt. General Lord Norrie
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, September 25, 1968, lot 28
Collection of Thomas Mellon Evans
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, February-April 1950
Auckland, New Zealand, 1955
Auckland, New Zealand, 1955
Literature
Aubrey Noakes, Ben Marshall: 1768-1835, Leigh-on-Sea, F. Lewis Publishers, 1978, p. 35, no. 64 and illustration section no. 46, illus. in black and white
Condition
The canvas is lined. The surface of the work is in overall good condition. There is craquelure throughout. Paint lifting in the torso of the horse and down its backside. There is also lifting in the sky. There are some minute losses of paint. Under UV; scattered inpainting throughout, more extensive in the sky.
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.