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Premier Auction - Session II - September 16, 2023

Sat, Sep 16, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1053

Attributed to Thomas Buttersworth

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(British, 1768-1842)

Rounding the Mark, the Royal Thames Yacht Club, circa 1840, unsigned, oil on canvas, 19-1/2 x 23-3/4 in.; fine period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 30-1/4 x 35 in.

Provenance: Private Collection; Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, auctioned c. 1960s; Private Collection, London, until 1998; Private Collection; Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY (as James E, Buttersworth); A Private New Jersey Estate

Note: inscribed label and canvas verso "C-74-17".  

Condition

linen lined, stabilized crackle, small areas of retouch: frame with abrasions, small losses 

Private Collection; Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, auctioned c. 1960s; Private Collection, London, until 1998; Private Collection; Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY (as James E, Buttersworth); A Private New Jersey Estate