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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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LiveNov 19, 2016 - Nov 20, 2016
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- Lot Description
(or Philippe, French/Britain, 1689-1760) Miss Wentworth (probably either Elizabeth, born 1730, or Julia, born 1733) a young girl in a formal garden with dog begging on the edge of a fountain, signed lower left "Ph. Mercier/ Fecit Ano. 1740", oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in.; fine 18th century carved and gilt wood frame. Notes: The sitter was the child of Sir William Wentworth (1686-1763), 4th Baronet of Bretton. It is possible that Lot 623, also purchased at Tillou Gallery might represent the other sister, although unsigned. Literature: Ingamells, John, and Raines, Robert. A CATALOGUE OF THE PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND ETCHINGS OF PHILIP MERCIER. The Volume of the Walpole Society 46 (1976): 1-70. No. 92; http://www.jstor.org/stable/41829356.. Provenance: Wentworth Family, by descent; Sotheby‘s, July 13, 1966, lot # 139; Tillou Gallery, Litchfield, Connecticut; Private Collection, Wilson, North Carolina
Condition
lined, crackle, minor retouch; frame with minor losses
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