Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 28, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 876
British School Portrait
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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 |
(18th century)Portrait of a Gentleman Relaxing in a Rustic Garden Chair, unsigned, oil on canvas, 50-1/8 x 40-1/8 in.; modern gilt wood frame, 56-5/8 x 46-5/8 in.Note: The portrait is a rare depiction of a gentleman at his leisure in a rustic chair, a style that emerged in the 1750s along with other exotic styles of the British rococo movement. The "forest" furniture as it was also known, was intended largely for garden rooms, gazebos, grottoes and temples.References:˜Heckscher, Morrison. ?Eighteenth Century Rustic Furniture Designs.?˜Furniture History, vol. 11, 1975, pp. 59?65.˜JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23404115. Accessed 8 Jan. 2020., Provenance: Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennesse
lined with Masonite with some lifting, old stretcher retained, crackle, abrasions; frame with abrasions
Condition
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