ID 961027
Lot 74 | GEORGE SMITH OF CHICHESTER (C. 1714-1776)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A wooded landscape with fishermen and shepherds by a pond, a ruined castle beyond
signed 'Geo · Smith' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 7/8 x 58 1/8 in. (116.5 x 147.8 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 February 1924, lot 126 (9 gns. to Hester).
Audrey Brokaw, New York; (†) Sotheby's, New York, 6 October 1995, lot 129 ($90,500).
with Richard Green, London, 1998, where purchased.
Special notice
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: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
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| Art style: | British Painting |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
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| Art style: | British Painting |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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