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[Brocktorff, Charles Frederick de, attributed to]
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of 33 watercolour drawings depicting Turkish costume. [Malta, c.1840]
- paper
Watercolours, 4to (311 x 224mm.), 33 unsigned watercolours of costume figures, each cut out and mounted on a sheet of paper along with a separate cut out caption in English, the sheets approx. 204 x 129mm., housed in a modern green morocco-backed cloth box
Provenance
Sefik E. Atabey, book label in box, sale in these rooms, 28 May 2002, lot 156
Literature
Atabey 154
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description, where appropriate
"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
The attribution of these drawings has been made partly on stylistic grounds and partly on the grounds that this collection came from a larger set of drawings bearing the artist's signature. The watercolours depict figures from the Ottoman court dressed in 'contemporary' costume, as opposed to the traditional dress more commonly represented in works on costume.
Brocktorff was based in Malta from around 1809 and worked there as an artist and printer-lithographer.