Lot 14
  • 14

Edmund Dulac.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Edmund Dulac
  • "She poured into each jar in turn a sufficient quantity of the boiling oil to scald its occupant to death"
  • INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER/BOARD
312 by 218mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated lower left, mounted, framed and glazed

Provenance

Leicester Galleries, November - December 1907, number 38

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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

Reproduced, as the twenty-third of fifty colour plates, within Stories from The Arabian Nights (Hodder and Stoughton, 1907). The illustration shows Morgiana scalding to death the robber band from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'.