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Robert Spear Dunning
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Spear Dunning
- Still Life with Apples, Grapes and Other Fruit
- signed R.S. Dunning and dated 1868. (lower left); signed again R.S. Dunning and dated again Pinxit 1868 (on the reverse prior to lining)
- oil on canvas
- 18 by 24 1/4 inches
- (45.7 by 61.6 cm)
Provenance
Sold: Sotheby-Bearne, Torquay, England, January 31, 1978, lot 22
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1978
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1978
Condition
The canvas is wax lined. There is frame abrasion at edges and fine surface cracking throughout. There are a few possible pindot surface accretions in background at left. Under UV: there is inpainting to frame abrasion at edges, lines of inpainting to address cracking and likely a repaired tear in the red apple. There are a few dots of inpainting in wooden basket and a few other scattered dots. There are traces of an opaque varnish.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.