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HANS COPER | Ovoid Volume with Flattened Cylinder
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Hans Coper
- Ovoid Volume with Flattened Cylinder
- impressed with artist's seal HC
- stoneware with layered white porcelain slips and engobes, the interior with manganese glaze
- 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in.)
- circa 1970
Provenance
Private collection, Sweden
Literature
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Norwich, 1983, pp. 62, 70, 149, 178-179 for related examples
Condition
Please note that the estimate for this lot has been reduced to £5,000 - 7,000. Overall in good condition. One upper corner with an area of sensitive restoration which begins at the centre of the lip to one side and radiates down and across one corner, turning up slightly at the other side in a slight 'V' shape, measuring approxumately 3cm high at the lowest point and 10 cm across when measured with a tailors tape. Some of the areas along the cracks have been filled. The base with a tight hairline crack which appears to be on the surface of the glaze and possibly inherent in production.
"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."