Lot 243
  • 243

Joseph Nash

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Nash
  • The Inlaid Chamber, Sizergh Hall, Westmoreland
  • signed and dated Joseph Nash. 1873. lower left
  • watercolor over pencil heightened with gouache and gum arabic on heavy paper
  • 12 3/4 by 18 3/4 in.
  • 32.3 by 47.6 cm
signed and dated Joseph Nash. 1873. lower left

Provenance

Sotheby's London, May 26, 1983, lot 379, illustrated

Literature

Joseph Nash, Mansions of England in the Olden Times, London, 1839 – 1849, v. 4, illustrated pl. 88

Condition

Original paper is laid down to card in several areas along all edges and is slightly wavy; 1 1/2 inch diagonal repaired tear at center of lower edge, surface is light struck. Work is affixed to mat board with archival corners.
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.

Catalogue Note

"...This house is much embellished after the Elizabethan fashion, it has not had the good fortune, however, to be so religiously preserved, since various portions have undergone modern alterations. The bedroom, of which a drawing is here given, is the most curious feature of the interior. The panelling of this apartment is inlaid with a profuse expenditure of labour peculiar to the decoration of former days... this apartment... contains a finely carved mantel-piece, and a carved oak bedstead also." (Joseph Nash, Mansions of England in the Olden Times, London, 1839 – 1849, v. 4, p. 64)