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Attributed to Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770 - 1852)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Attributed to Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
- Portrait of Davis Old (b. 1753)
- Oil on canvas
- 22 1/2 by 18 in.; the profile portrait Diameter 2 1/2 in.
- likely Philadelphia
together with an engraved profile portrait of the sitter in a molded brass frame, inscribed on the verso with the title and date on verso - Davis Old - 1806; Ironmaster of Lancaster County, PA, where he was born and died; (2 pieces).
Condition
Relined, edges trimmed, in painting throughout background, bow tie, shoulder, shirt tie and eyebrows
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
For another profile portrait of Davis Old see Ellen G. Miles, Saint-Memin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America, (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994), p. 364, no. 627.