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Giovanni Bettati
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Bettati
- An inkstand with alternative designs, the base with two covered pots, a clock flanked by two candle branches with a shade above
- Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk within double black chalk framing lines
Provenance
With Artemis Group, David Carritt Limited, London, Valadier: Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths: An Exhibition of Drawings and Works of Art, 1991, no. 31
Condition
Hinged to mount at upper margin. Few brown stains upper left corner. A vertical crease running down the centre of the sheet. Pen and ink strong and vibrant.
Sold in a gilded 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. 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
Relatively little is known about the Roman goldsmith, Giovanni Bettati. The relationship between Bettati and Luigi Valadier supposedly commenced after Bettati gave up his own business in 1755 and began to work for Luigi. Their working relationship seems to have continued until Bettati's death in 1777. Whilst Luigi Valadier's style varied and changed over his own lifetime, Bettati remained faithful to the Rococo style throughout. A signed sketchbook by Bettati, containing some 59 studies, has allowed scholars to identify his style and so attribute other unsigned designs to him.1 See the following lot for other drawings by Giovanni Bettati.
Sold together with two other designs executed by Luigi Valadier and Workshop: A design for the crest of a frame and another decorative design with coat of arms in the centre.
1. Valadier: Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths: An Exhibition of Drawings and Works of Art, exhib. cat., op.cit., no. 30