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Eric Gill, A.R.A.
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Eric Gill, A.R.A.
- Three illustrations from Canticum Canticorum
- three wood engravings
- largest plate: 8.6 by 6.8cm.; 3 3/8 by 2 5/8 in.
- smallest plate: 5.8 by 6.6cm.; 2 1/4 by 2 5/8 in.
Three wood engravings, 1930, Invenerunt Me Custodes signed in pencil and numbered 5/15, on wove papers, each framed
Provenance
Wolsley Fine Arts, London, where acquired by David Bowie
Literature
Christopher Skelton, The Engravings of Eric Gill, Wellingborough, 1983, pp.319, 322 & 323, nos.P662, P663 & P665, illustrated (another example).
Condition
Inter Ubera Mea (P662) with wide margins, in good condition apart from some pale mottled foxing in the margins, some minor creasing at the lower sheet edge and lower left corner, framed.
Fuge, Dilecti Mi (P663) with wide margins, in good condition apart from pale time-staining and a handling mark in the upper margin, framed.
Invenerunt me Custodes (P665) with wide margins, in good condition apart from a few inconspicuous fox marks in the margins, framed.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Titles are: Inter Ubera Mea; Fuge, Dilecti Mi; and Invenerunt Me Custodes