- 304
Attributed to Antoine Ignace Melling
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Attributed to Antoine Ignace Melling
- Tophane Fountain, Constantinople
oil and gouache on linen
- 72 by 92cm., 28½ by 36¼in.
Provenance
Adèle Melling (née Clerget, wife of the artist); thence by descent to the previous owner
Exhibited
Couleurs d'Orient, Brussels 2010
Literature
Jacques Perrot, Frédéric Hitzel & Robert Anhegger, Hatice Sultan ile Melling Kalfa, Istanbul, 2001, p. 9, illustrated
Brussels 2010, p. 98
Condition
Original linen canvas, strip-lined along the right tacking edge and turned over on the left edge. Under UV light there are lines of green and purple fluorescence overall corresponding to strokes of retouching. There is surface dirt overall.
Held in a gold-painted carved wood and plaster 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
Fig. 1, Tophane Fountain, Constantinople from Antoine Ignace Melling, Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore, 1819
214L12225_6B7NW_E
214L12225_6B7NW_E