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Mary, Benjamin
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Album of portraits, titled 'Portraits de personnages Grecs et Turcs, dessins à la sepia par B. Mary.' [1839-1843]
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Folio (377 x 290mm.), 125 SHEETS OF PENCIL, AND SEPIA WATERCOLOUR PORTRAITS (average 285 x 202mm., or the reverse), some heightened with white, a few coloured, most with one sitter per sheet, some with two or more, a few showing a large group, most titled, dated and signed by B. Mary, MANY PORTRAITS SIGNED BY THE SITTER, each mounted on blue paper, recto only, each page numbered and titled on the mount in ink, contemporary green half roan, floral patterned green cloth boards, indent to fore-edge with very slight damage to edge of c.11 portraits, spine detached, covers loose
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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
A LARGE AND IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS, MOSTLY DRAWN FROM LIFE AND MANY SIGNED BY THE SITTER. The majority of the subjects were drawn in Greece, with a few made in Beirut, Cyprus, and Alexandria. They include a large number of religious figures, military officers, soldiers, and official. The sitters include Theodoros Kolokotronis, Kyriakos Mavromichalis, Kostas Botsaris, Stavros Grivas and Georgios Kountouriotis, Selim Effendi, Hassan Pasha of Rhodes, "Le Cadi de Larnaca" Cyprus, Assad Pasha (in Beirut), and Mehmet Ali (Alexandria).