Lot 49
  • 49

Filippo d'Angeli or de Liagno, called Filippo Napoletano

Estimate
2,500 - 4,000 USD
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Description

  • Filippo d'Angeli or de Liagno, called Filippo Napoletano
  • Four Studies of Ships Under Construction
  • pen and brown ink on paper, two with brown wash, over red or black chalk; all four sheets laid down on one mount.  Together Florentine School, 17th century, Study for a Curtain, very faint inscription and collector's mark lower right corner, pen and brown ink on paper

Provenance

The first: Lord Northwick
His sale, Sotheby's, London, November 24, 1919, part of lot 21
Private Collection
Sale, Christie's, London, July 7, 1981, lot 91 (as attributed to Salvator Rosa)
The second: Edmond Fatio, Geneva (L. 3472)
Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam (not in Lugt)

Exhibited

The first: Morgan 2001, no. 7
The second: P. Fuhring, Design Into Art: Drawings for Architecture and Ornament, the Lodewijk Houthakker Collection, vol. 1, 1989, p. 412, fig. 659

Condition

The first: The second sheet missing upper right corner, all with some minor staining, otherwise in good condition. Not examined out of frame. The second: Glued down at corners with accompanying staining, some other minor discoloration. Not examined out of frame.
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

Please see page 93 for an additional illustration of this lot.