22nd Jul, 2020 10:00
Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale - Live Online
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Circle of Robert Pine (1730-1788)
Circle of Robert Pine (1730-1788)
Portrait of Aaron Ostler, head and shoulders, in a red jacket and white stock
Oil on canvas
75 x 62cm
Provenance: Wood Hall, Arkesden, Essex.
Aaron Ostler was born in about 1757 in Long Melford, Suffolk. His family were well-known as shopkeepers and blacksmiths in both Long Melford and Sudbury, Suffolk. He and his wife, Hannah (nee Trotman), had ten children.
The Bury and Norwich Post records on 16th January 1850:
'On Tuesday evening the tenants of Colonel Bence of Kentwell dined at the Bull Inn in Long Melford. Mr Appleton the agent took the chair and the health of Colonel Bence was drunk and also that of Aaron Ostler, the oldest tenant on the estate. Mr Ostler returned the thanks and concluded with a toast Plough and flail, fleece and sail, may landlords flourish and tenants never fail'.
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Sold for £520
Condition Report
Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is poor and there are horizontal undulations in the lower half of the painting. There is a hole in the lower right quadrant which has not been repaired from the reverse but has been retouched. The paint layer is lifting slightly following the lines of the age cracks. There are localised areas of paint loss. There are localised areas of retouching. The varnish is clear and even, old residues of dirt are caught in the paint layer emphasising the texture of the canvas. Above the sitter's left shoulder is an areas of abrasion which possibly has some overpaint. There are scattered accretions across the surface. The non-period plaster frame has damages to the moulding along the lower edge and scattered losses to the gilding.
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Auction: Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale - Live Online, 22nd Jul, 2020
The summer edition of our Fine Interiors sale has plenty for anyone from the discerning collector to the interior enthusiast to get excited about. The two day sale includes a wonderful array of silver, including single owner collection of fruit knives , the principal contents of Wood Hall, Essex, and a fascinating selection of pieces which have been expertly refurbished, as featured on Salvage Hunters: The Restorers. As well as this, we have plenty more pieces of fine furniture, paintings and works of art to suit any decorative style or interior scheme.
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Wednesday 15 – Monday 20 July, 9.30am-4.30pm, including Saturday and Sunday.
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Wednesday 15 – Monday 20 July, 9.30am-4.30pm, including Saturday and Sunday.
Removal of Lots
All lots should be removed by 5pm on Friday 31 July 2020. Furniture and carpet lots remaining after this date will be removed to: Perry Removals, Chapel End, Broxted, Essex CM6 2BW. Removal will be at a cost of £20 +VAT per lot and storage will be charged at £2 +VAT per lot, per day.
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