ID 990591
Lot 1 | ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1770
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 10 000
Portrait of a sculptor, standing full length, resting his arm on an urn and holding a hammer
with inscription 'More Giocobbe' (verso)
black and white chalk with pen and black ink on blue-green prepared paper
19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (49.3 x 35 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2000, lot 94, when acquired by the present owner.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Chalk |
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| Medium: | Stone |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Applied technique: | Chalk |
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| Medium: | Stone |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |






