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Edwaert Collier
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Edwaert Collier
- A vanitas still life with a candlestick, a skull, a shell, bubbles, a watch, a portrait of Charles I, and other objects on a draped table
- signed and dated on the book: E. Collier fecit London 1698 and inscribed on a piece of paper lower right: NEMO ANTE/MORTEM/BEATUS DICI/POTEST ("No one can be called happy before his death")
- oil on canvas
Provenance
With J. Kugel, Paris, 1998;
With Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich, 2002;
Stephan Hiller.
With Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich, 2002;
Stephan Hiller.
Condition
The picture is in overall very favorable condition. The canvas has an older relining. The varnish is fresh and has not discolored the paint surface. There are a few very small and isolated spots of retouching. These are found on either side of the candle stick on the left, and a possible old repair puncture on the ledge at left. A few small spots for reinforcement in the drapery at right. Otherwise in very healthy state with no major losses or repairs. May be hung in its current condition. In a carved and gilt wood 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.
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.