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Henri-Dominique Roszezewski
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Henri-Dominique Roszezewski
- Agate cup with handle in the form of a dragon ("Aguière D'Agathe")
- signed lower right: Henri D Roszezewski
- oil on panel
Provenance
Wheelock Whitney;
By whom anonymously sold, New York, Sotheby's, 17 February 1993, lot 191A;
There purchased by the present owner.
By whom anonymously sold, New York, Sotheby's, 17 February 1993, lot 191A;
There purchased by the present owner.
Exhibited
Possibly Paris, Salon de 1868, no. 2179.
Literature
D. Alcouffe, Les Gemmes de la Couronne, Paris 2001, p. 384, reproduced, fig. 185c.
Condition
Panel is uncradled and bevelled on all four sides. there is excellent retention of the paint surface with lovely detail throughout. under UV: there is some retouching in the background at lower left of the cup and some on top and side of ledge. some tiny dots of retouching in background at upper center. the darker area at bottom of the cup fluoresces, but this may be due to the varnish rather than retouching. Offered in a gilt and painted wood 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.
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
The present lot illustrates an exceptional enameled and gem-set gold-mounted carved sardonyx nautilus cup which entered the collection of Louis XIV before 1673 and was included in subsequent royal inventories. The hard stone vessel is Byzantine, 10th/11th century , and was carved during the second half of the 16th century. In circa 1630, the Parisian goldsmith Pierre Delabarre added the majority of the enamel mounts and in 1828 Louis Loque added further embellishment. The importance of the vessel in the royal collections is underscored by its appearance in several other paintings by Blaise-Alexandre Desgoffe (see Literature, Alcouffe 2001, p. 384, figs. 185s-f), in which he faithfully depicts the vessel, such as his picture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 87.15.119). Roszczewski, however, added a different, even more elaborate foot to the cup. A cup with a nearly identical body but with a different foot is preserved in the Prado, Madrid