18th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST

British, European and Sporting Pictures

 
  Lot 1081
 

1081

John O'Connor (1830-1889) Irish
St Paul's, London
Signed inscribed and dated (1884), oil on canvas, 100cm by 65cm

Provenance: MacConnal-Mason & Son Limited, London
Estate of Denton Hall in Ilkley, Yorkshire which has been part of the NG Bailey group of companies for over 40 years. NG Bailey is the UK’s leading independent engineering and services business and is owned by the Bailey family.

Sold for £5,400
Estimated at £6,000 - £9,000


 

In fully restored condition. Relined, cleaned and revarnished. The canvas is slightly bowing in a convex fashion along the left hand side edge but does not present any immediate associated condition issues. Light surface dirt and discoloured varnish now in evidence. Paint slightly thinned any flattened as a result of the restoration process. Isolated areas of fine stable craquelure. A good degree of strengthening throughout the sky. More minor and linear retouching and strengthening to the shadows and definition within the masonry of the lantern utop the cupola with further fairly isolated areas of strengthening to the darkest tones and shadows of the areas between the pillars below the dome. The internal part of the pedimented window to far left hand side shows retouching and strengthening. With further fairly sporadic retouching and strengthening to the darker tones and shadows across the remainder of the facade, in addition to scattered retouching to figures in general and elements of the foliage. The edges of the canvas show a light degree of retouching in general. Tiny surface scuff/scratch within second window left above the colonnaded entrance.

 


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Auction: British, European and Sporting Pictures, 18th Mar, 2023

Traditional Picture Sales offer a wide range of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints from the 15th to the early 20th centuries.

The sale includes the Picture Collection from Denton Hall, Ilkley, West Yorkshire which has been part of the NG Bailey group of companies for over 40 years. NG Bailey is the UK’s leading independent engineering and services business and is owned by the Bailey family. 

A fully illustrated catalogue will be available leading up to the sale.

Entries are invited for forthcoming sales

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