11th Jan, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Country House Sale
612
George Melvin Rennie (1874-1953) Scottish
"Ballater from the Bire***, Great Muick"
Signed, inscribed to upper frame verso, oil on board, 29cm by 36cm
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £400
Slight concave curvature to the board. Finescale secure brittle age craquelure throughout, with a few patches of larger cracks which are slighly lifting including diagonally across the top left corner, through the tops of the tallest trees and in the centre of the sky. There are also drying cracks in the bottom 1/3 of the painting in the darker passages, some of the cracks are fairly open but stable (see images). There are two areas of flaked loss - one loss of paint and ground in the middle of the left edge, and a slighly larger patch of paint from ground flaking at the horizon in the trees at the left. There are a series of small indents in the centre of the sky under the paint, presumably associated with the support, and two nicks in the sky mid right of the top edge which appear to have been done when the paint was wet. Possibly slight abrasion to the delicate outer leaves/branches of the trees. Slightly uneven surface gloss, not appreciably discoloured. Layer of surface dirt and dust.
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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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