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2352 | Centuries of British Fine Art II

Sun, Dec 10, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 5

PORTRAIT OF A COCKEREL WITH TRIMMED FEATHERS OIL PAINTING

Estimate: $5,250 - $7,000

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Year: 18th century
Size: 70cm x 60cm
Medium: Oil
Description: Oil on canvas, finely scaled 18th-century English study of a cockerel in a farmyard. Rare early farm bird study of exceptional quality that is in unaltered, good shape. Most certainly painted by Sartorius, who also depicted a treasured fighting cock named "Dauntless" in 1777 that belonged to George Wyndham, Earl of Egremont. This study may be another of the Earl's favored birds. later framed with a false plaque. Dimensions: roughly 70 cm by 60 cm when framed.
Shipping: Ships From London, UK

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