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Follower of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Follower of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
- The Master Jam Confectioner of the Sultan
- inscribed Le Chef des Confiturier / du Grand Seigneur lower left
- oil on canvas
- 35 by 27cm., 13¾ by 10½in.
Exhibited
Turkophilia, Paris 2011
Literature
Paris 2011, p. 85
Condition
The canvas has been relined. Uv light reveals strokes of retouching throughout, notably in his green drapery and in the upper left, upper right and above him in the background.
The painting is less red than in the catalogue illustration.
Held in a decorative gold-painted frame.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is the Beulouk-bachi, head of the Sultan's kitchen. The same figure, with cooking pans behind him on a stove, appears in a print after Vanmour in the Recueil Ferriol (see note to lots 246 and 247).