11th Jan, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Oliver Clare (1853-1927)
Still life of Primulas, Pansies and a bird's nest on a mossy bank
Signed, oil on canvas, 18.5cm by 23cm
Provenance: R S J Savage & Son, Northampton
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £250
Unlined, two keys missing, very slightly lacking in tension. A few feint brittle age cracks, which are flat and stable. Minor gold transfer from frame. Even surface gloss, generally good condition.
Auction: Country House Sale, 11th Jan, 2025
The Country House Sale will include over 130 pictures, from 18th and 19th century oils through to 20th century watercolours as well as a good sporting art selection, portraits and an array of still life studies.
Good furnishing pieces can be found amongst the furniture, rugs and clocks, and the ceramics and works of art sections includes an interesting collection of treen, and a further instalment of English and Continental Delft from the Mobbs Collection.
The sale will also offer part of The Selected Contents of Eden Lacy, Lazonby, from the estate of Victor Gubbins. Further pieces from the collection will be offered in the Spring Fine Week sales on 15th March.
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Wednesday 8 January - Thursday 9 January 10am-4pm, Friday 10 January 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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