ID 964812
Lot 73 | FRANK PICKFORD MARRIOTT (1867-1935) AND FREDERICK MARRIOTT (1860-1941)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
'The Faithful Knight in Equal Field Subdues His Faithless Foe', circa 1900
gesso and mother-of-pearl on panel
41 ½ in. (105.4 cm.) high, 74 1/8 in. (183 cm.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) deep (framed)
26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) high, 54 in. (137.2 cm.) wide (sight)signed lower right in the gesso FREDERICK AND PICKFORD MARRIOTT incorporating the verse "THE FAITHFVL KNIGHT IN EQVAL FIELD SVBDVES HIS FAITHLESS FOE"; EDMVND SPENSER
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1968, lot 194.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 November 1993, lot 226.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
"The Arts & Crafts Exhibition at the New Gallery: Third Notice," The Studio, vol. 28, London, 1903, p. 182 (for a related example).
P. Garner, "Unpublished Notes on Gesso by Frederick Marriott," The Bulletin of the Decorative Arts Society, 1890-1940, no. 1, New York, 1977, pp. 28-35 (for related examples).
Special notice
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| Medium: | Mother-of-pearl, Precious stones, Pearls |
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| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Mother-of-pearl, Precious stones, Pearls |
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| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Furniture and Lamps |
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