Auction Preview: Recollections of Places Past Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith at Sotheby's, London, July 9
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What: Recollections of Places Past Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady SmithWhere: Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA, UKWhen: July 9, 10:30 AM BSTPublic Viewing: Jul 6, 2019 | 12 pm- 5pm BST, July 7, 2019 | 12 pm - 5 pm BST, July 8Auction Preview: Recollections of Places Past Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith at Sotheby's, London, July 9
What: Recollections of Places Past Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady SmithWhere: Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA, UKWhen: July 9, 10:30 AM BSTPublic Viewing: Jul 6, 2019 | 12 pm- 5pm BST, July 7, 2019 | 12 pm - 5 pm BST, July 8, 2019 | 9 am -04:30 pm BSTTop Lots at the Sale:— “David Lloyd-George's Birthplace, Manchester” — Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976); oil on canvas, signed L S Lowry and dated 1958 (lower right). Measurement: 91.5cm. by 71.5cm.; 36in. by 28¼in. Featured in lot 128. Estimate: 400,000 — 600,000 GBP (520,200 USD — 780,300 USD)— “The Picnic” — Dame Laura Knight, R.A., R.W.S. (1877-1970); oil on canvas, signed and dated l.r.: Laura Knight / 1912. Measurement: 145cm. by 120cm, 57in. by 47½in. Featured in lot 96. Estimate: 250,000 — 350,000 GBP (325,100 USD — 455,200 USD)— “Pont De Seine (Seine Bridge)” — Henri Matisse (1869-1954); oil on canvas. Painted in 1897. Measurement: 25.7 cm by 32.6cm., 10 1/8in. by 12 3/4in. Featured in lot 138. Estimate: 120,000 — 180,000 GBP (156,060 USD — 234,090 USD)— “An Anglo-Indian ivory inlaid Indian rosewood kneehole desk,” Vizagapatam, third quarter 18th-century. Profusely decorated with borders of engraved ivory flowers and foliage. Measurement: 75.5cm. high, 113cm wide, 62cm deep; 2ft. 5¾in., 3ft. 8½in., 2ft. 1in. Featured in lot 150. Estimate: 120,000 — 180,000 GBP (156,060 USD — 234,090 USD)— “Portrait of Henry Vansittart (1732-1770), Governor of Bengal” — Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. (1723-1792); oil on canvas, half-length, wearing blue in a feigned oval. Measurement: 76.2cm. by 63cm.; 30in. by 25in. Featured in lot 151. Estimate: 60,000 — 80,000 GBP (78,030 USD —104,040 USD)— “A George III mahogany small longcase regulator,” John Holmes, London, circa 1775. 10¼-inch silvered dial with outer minute ring enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial with astronomer’s marks, hours sector and signed Holmes, London. Measurement: 183cm. high, 6ft. Featured in lot 110. Estimate: 30,000 — 50,000 GBP (9,000 USD — 65,000 USD)— “Les Cabanes (The Cabins)” — Albert Marquet (1875-1947); oil on canvasboard, signed Marquet (lower right). Painted in 1923. Measurement: 32.8cm. by 41cm., 12 7/8in. by 16 1/8in. Featured in lot 145. Estimate: 30,000 — 50,000 GBP (39,000 USD — 65,000 USD)— “Portrait of Count Salviati,” Probably Alamanno Salviati (1510-71) — Circle of Alessandro Allori; oil on panel, wearing a fur-lined coat, seated on a chair embellished with ivory, with the Villa Salviati visible through a window. Measurement: 152.4cm. by 110.4cm.; 60in. by 43 1/2in. Featured in lot 108. Estimate: 30,000 — 40,000 GBP (39,000 USD — 52,020 USD)— “A pair of George II carved giltwood pier mirrors,” circa 1755, manner of John Linnell; with arched divided plates in shaped borders carved with up-springing foliage and sprays of flowers rising to a lambrequin cresting, re-gilt and with replacements to mirror plates. Measurement: 214cm. high, 103cm. wide; 7ft. ¼in., 3ft. 4½in. Featured in lot 27. Estimate: 25,000 — 40,000 GBP (32,513 USD — 52,020 USD)For details, visit: https://www.sothebys.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the salehttps://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more