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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- 'SKETCH FOR PANEL, 3 LILYBANK TERRACE', GLASGOW: A DESIGN FOR MANTELPIECE INCORPORATING PAINTED PANEL
- inscribed in pencil 'Sketch for Panel. 3 Lilybank Terrace', 'Painted Panel 3 feet x 3 feet', 'Scale 1/2 inch = 1 Foot.', '120 Mains Street Blythswood Sq Glasgow', the reverse inscribed in pencil 'Mr Wylie Hill Balthayock. Perth.' (possibly in a later hand)
- 29.2cm. by 27.4cm.;
- 11 1/2 in., 10 3/4 in.
pencil and watercolour on paper
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr Thomas Howarth
Sotheby's London, 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design, 20 April 2001, lot 5
Current vendor
Sotheby's London, 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design, 20 April 2001, lot 5
Current vendor
Literature
For a photograph of the fender and another design for this fireplace incorporating the fender but without the central panel see: Roger Billcliffe, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The complete furniture, furniture drawings and interior designs, Guildford and London, 1979, pp. 113-114, cat. no. 1901.57 and D1901.58.
Condition
A rare work. Slightly faded overall and with some minor foxing. Paper is considerably more yellow than suggested by catalogue illustration. Colours are more intense. With some creasing, including two horizontal creases around one inch from the top and another two inches from the bottom. In a later mount and frame. Not examined out of frame. A unique drawing.
"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."
Catalogue Note
The fireplace was commissioned by R. Wylie Hill of 3, Lilybank Terrace, Glasgow. Wylie Hill's wife was a member of the Rowat family, who was acquainted with Mackintosh through Jessie Rowat, the wife of Fra H. Newbery. Billcliffe notes that the fender in steel, glass and leather is the only part of the original design to survive in the house, which is now occupied by a girls' school.