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Willem van Mieris
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Willem van Mieris
- Venus and Cupid
- Black chalk, within black chalk framing lines, on vellum;
signed in black chalk, lower right: W. V. Mieris f.
Condition
Partially laid down to backing sheet. Veluum has buckled and wrinkled, most evident upper left and right corner. There is a small brown stain lower left and a few other scattered brown stains around her feet. Black chalk remains strong.
"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 drawing is one of a series of at least thirteen by Mieris in which he copied ivory sculptures and reliefs by the Flemish ivory-carver Francis van Bossuit, sculptures which were subsequently also the subject of a series of engravings by Matthijs Pool in 1727. For further information, see E. Elen-Clifford Kocq van Breugel, 'Sculpturen van Francis van Bossuit getekend door Willem van Mieris, Delineavit et Sculpsit 8 (October 1992), pp. 12-24.