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JACK B. YEATS, ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPE TO JOHN MASEFIELD
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
- Illustrated envelope to John Masefield
- inscribed: John Masefield Esq | 1 Diamond Terrace | Greenwich | London, postmark Dartmouth 29 March 1905
- pen and ink with watercolour
- 13 by 22cm., 5 by 8½in.
Provenance
Hamilton Osborne King, Dublin, 1994
Condition
The envelope appears sound, some creases visible; otherwise appears in good overall condition. Held under perspex in a gilt frame with a yellow mount; unexamined out of frame.
"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
The Masefields moved to 1 Diamond Terace, Greenwich in Autumn 1904. They left in October 1907. A semi-detached Regency house, it was described by Janet Ashbee as "Churchwarden Gothic and very sweet". In a letter to W.B. Yeats, dated 24 August 1904 Masefield noted "We are going to live at Greenwich… I hope that sometimes, when there are some fine ships to see, you will come with me to see them and to talk of Bowlines, and the Dry Tortugas, with the men on board. …the sailor-town is yet the one human part of London, and I hope I shall find happiness, if no ballad poetry, in wandering about among the crimps, by the marine-stores, with a sailor as a comrade, and a quid of jacky in my cheek." A letter from Masefield to Jack B. Yeats, conjecturally dated at the beginning of April 1905, may include reference to the envelope illustration: "…your bully letter just arrived, with the glorious drawing of the dinghy’s crew upon the cover…"