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Luigi Valadier (Rome 1726 - 1785) and Workshop
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- A: Design for the base of a soup tureen, with satyrs and a ram's headB: Recto: A soup tureen for the Borghese service; with calculations in pen and brown inkVerso: Details of finials, Pan and a nymph with twin tailed extremites and a sketch with two cherubs and a cone; studies of hands
- A: Pen and brown ink over black chalk
B: Pen and brown ink and black chalk (recto and verso)
Provenance
B:
With Artemis Group, David Carritt Limited, London, Valadier: Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths: An Exhibition of Drawings and Works of Art, 1991, no. 51c, illustrated detail of verso on p. 2
With Artemis Group, David Carritt Limited, London, Valadier: Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths: An Exhibition of Drawings and Works of Art, 1991, no. 51c, illustrated detail of verso on p. 2
Exhibited
Rome, Villa Medici, L'oro di Valadier: un genio nella Roma del Settecento, 1997, (catalogue by Alvar González-Palacios), nos. 13 (B) and 15 (A)
Literature
A. Gonzàlez-Palacios, Il Gusto dei Principi, Milan 1993, p. 197, fig. 347 (A), fig 349 (B)
Condition
A: Hinged to mount at upper margin. A few brown stains, the edges of sheet are torn at right and lower margin. There are a few repaired holes and tears at the upper left margin. Pen and ink and chalk remain strong and vibrant.
sold in dark wood frame.
B: Hinged to mount at upper margin. There is a horizontal crease in the sheet where it was previously folded. Some surface dirt. Otherwise pen and ink and chalk strong.
Sold in a green painted wooden frame.
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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."