Property from a Distinguished Pennsylvania Collection
John Ferneley Snr.
Velocipede with W. Scott Up
Auction Closed
February 5, 09:31 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Pennsylvania Collection
John E. Ferneley, Sr
British 1782 - 1860
Velocipede with W. Scott Up
signed, inscribed, and dated lower right: J.Ferneley / Melton Mowbray / 1829
oil on canvas
canvas: 34 by 42 in.; 86.4 by 106.7 cm
framed: 40 ¾ by 48 ½ in.; 103.5 by 123.2 cm
Commissioned by G. Walker, Esq., Eastwood House;
The Earl of Rosebery;
Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), Philadelphia;
Thence by descent to his great-grandson, P.A.B. Widener III (1925–1999);
By whom sold, Sotheby's, New York, 3 June 1994, lot 69;
Where acquired by Richard Green, Ltd., London;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
M. G. Paget, The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley, Leicester 1931, p. 138, no. 299.
R. Fountain, John Ferneley (1782-1860): Catalogue of Paintings, online, 2014, p. 95, no. T.29.299.006.