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Francis Sartorius
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Francis Sartorius
- A spaniel and a flintlock shotgun in a landscape
- signed and dated lower right: Fr.Sartorius.Pinxt: 1783; and inscribed with the maker’s name on the lock plate of the gun: Henshaw / Strand
- oil on canvas
- 40 3/8 by 50 in.; 102.6 by 127 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 15 July 1987, lot 164.
Condition
Oil on canvas, lined. The canvas is bumped slightly in the corners. The picture surface has a stable web of craquelure and some minor frame abrasions, especially along the left edge. Under UV light, there is a small area of older inpaint in the trees at right as well as scattered lines and dots of inpaint in the sky, the central tree and the hind legs and tail of the dog. There is a fine vertical line of old retouching to the right if the dogs eye as well.
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.
Catalogue Note
William Henshaw was a London gun maker (active in the 1770s - 80s) with a premises at 181 Norfolk Street, The Strand.