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Carl Werner
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Carl Werner
- The Golden Gate, Jerusalem, The Mount of Olives Beyond
- signed and dated C. Werner f. 1863 lower left
- watercolour, pencil and pen and ink on paper (sold unframed)
- 32 by 49cm., 12½ by 19¼in.
Provenance
Sale: Waddingtons, Toronto, 14 June 2011, lot 237
Condition
The artist's sheet has been laid on board. The sheet has slightly time-stained evenly with age, and is otherwise in good overall condition.
Sold unframed, and presented in a loaner frame during the pre-sale exhibition.
"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 Golden Gate is one of the few sealed gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls. It is located in the middle of the eastern side of the Temple Mount, and is believed to have been used for ritual purposes in biblical times. The present gate was probably built in the 6th Century, as part of Justinian I's building program in Jerusalem, on top of the ruins of the earlier gate in the wall. An alternate theory holds that it was built in the later part of the 7th century by Byzantine artisans employed by the Umayyad khalifs.