13th Sep, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
The Swinton Sale
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Anthony de Brie (de Bree) (1855-1921)
"Mr Barker" (1898) - bay horse standing in a stable
"Waterford" (1898) - dark bay horse standing in a stable
Signed, oil on canvas, 44.5cm by 60cm (2)
Sold for £850
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
a) Waterford: Unlined, dirt and debris behind bottom stretcher, all keys present but slighly lacking in tension. Very minor drying cracks between front legs, and al few patches of finescale cracking, slighly elevated on the horse, particularly the belly. A 1 inch line of impressed material top right, and in top right corner. Slight milky and matte paint in areas, most noticably the dark glaze-rich brushstrokes on the horse in places most obvious in a bright light - probably migration of material out of the original paint. Fairly uneven surface gloss due to painting technique/materials. Possibly a little yellowed. Glazed, a few insects on surface. A few slighly thin areas, eg. eye, but possibly just artist's technique.
b) Mr Barker: Unlined, all keys presetn, fair tension. A drip of white material at the back. No craquelure evident. A fairly even milky and matte bloom over the whole surface - probably migration of material out of the original paint. A matte surface gloss. Glazed, a little debris on surface in top right corner.
Auction: The Swinton Sale, 13th Sep, 2024
THE SELECTED CONTENTS OF DYKES HILL HOUSE, MASHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE 2nd EARL AND COUNTESS OF SWINTON AND SOLD ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE 4th EARL AND FAMILY AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE LORD SWINTON WILL TRUST
The Swinton Sale, will include a selection of fine English and Continental Furniture, Paintings, Sculpture, Chinese Works of Art, Silver, Meissen, Sèvres, Books and Objets d’Art from one of Yorkshire’s most important landed estates.
The Swinton Estate which spans approximately 20,000 acres encompasses some of the most beautiful landscape in North Yorkshire and has been in the ownership of the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s. Dykes Hill House, close to Swinton Park, became the family seat and home to the 2nd Earl and Lady Masham following a life changing injury when she was thrown from her horse shortly before their wedding in 1959, causing her to be paralysed from the waist down.
The 2nd Earl died in 2006 and his widow Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, DL, continued to lead a full life as a British crossbench member of the House of Lords. Amongst her many achievements, she was a former Paralympic athlete and was also the founder and lifelong President of the Spinal Injuries Association. She died on 12th March 2023.
Whilst a number of the chattels have been retained by the family, the remaining contents of Dykes Hill House provide a rare glimpse of what epitomises the quintessential taste of the English aristocracy.
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Wednesday 11th - Thursday 12th September 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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