Lot 16
  • 16

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
  • "The Seven Sisters"
  • inscribed Repeat 15 1/2 by 16/4 Prints/8 gms (lower left margin), titled "The Seven Sisters" (lower center margin), inscribed Copyright N York Sept 1919 not Dept and C.F.A. Voysey archt./46 Trinity Rd/Streatham Hill S.W. (lower right margin)
    backing with 1968 exhibition label
  • watercolor and gouache over pencil on paper
fabric design for Alexander Morton & Co., Darvel

Provenance

Messrs. Sundour Fabrics Ltd., Carlisle
Christie's London, October 31, 1996, lot 40
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1952
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, October 30-December 29, 1968

Literature

"An Interview with Mr. Charles F. Annesley Voysey, Architect and Designer," The Studio, Vol. 1, 1893, p. 233
Andrew McLaren Young, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1968, no. 47 (not illustrated)

Condition

Overall very good condition. The sheet is attached to the mat backing at two points along the top edge verso. There are hard creases in the right and lower margins in line with the mat window. There is a 3/4 inch tear in the lower edge two inches from the lower right corner, half of which is visible in the current framing. All four sheet edges are slightly irregular and there is old tape residue along all four edges verso. The sheet with undulation throughout and light surface dirt. The top edge of the sheet with some small nicks and minor tears. Both extreme upper corners with hard creases. Mat stain in all four margins. A few stray spots of foxing in the margins and a few horizontal creases. The sheet is slightly time-stained. The media appear crisp and presents very well overall.
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.
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