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Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
- Portrait of a gentleman
- signed l.l.: Augustin: / 1795..
- 5.6 cm.; 2 1/4 in. diam.
wearing a blue coat, a blue-edged cream waistcoat and a knotted white cravat, gilt-metal and blue enamel frame
Provenance
Joseph von Flesch, Vienna;
Marwitz Collection, Freiburg, 1932;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's Zurich, 15 November 1977, lot 55
Marwitz Collection, Freiburg, 1932;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's Zurich, 15 November 1977, lot 55
Condition
Ivory ground.
Overall the work is in very fine condition. There is some surface dust, particularly on the coat. Further, there is minor fine crazing of the paint surface in the sky, lower right, and a similar smaller area along the edge, centre left. This area may have been re-touched.
The frame has a card backboard.
"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."