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Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Julius Caesar Ibbetson
- Market Day, Masham
- signed and dated lower right: J Ibbetson / 1811
- oil on canvas
- 13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
Provenance
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC, England;
Thence by descent;
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman), London, Sotheby's, 10 July 1991, lot 82;
There purchased by the present collector.
Thence by descent;
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman), London, Sotheby's, 10 July 1991, lot 82;
There purchased by the present collector.
Exhibited
Leeds, Temple Newsam House, Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759-1817, 22 September - 31 October 1948, no. 57.
Literature
R.M. Clay, Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759-1817, London 1948, p. 123.
Condition
The canvas is relined. The original paint surface has been well preserved but is slightly dirty. UV shows a discolored varnish covering the paint surface. Only a few small retouches are visible under UV, notably one along the middle right edge, and another in between the two figure groups in the right foreground. The picture could benefit from a light clean, but is in overall favorable condition. In a carved wooden frame with a gilt inner lining.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Masham, lying to the north-west of Ripon, Yorkshire, was a manufacturing town, whose staple industry was wool-combing. Ibbetson first visited Masham in 1803, before settling there permanently in 1805. The market was held in the town's immense square, and Ibbsetson painted the marketplace on a number of occasions, including the present composition, dated 1811.