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Lot 46

Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French 1725-1805-  Study of an arm and hands;  red chalk...

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Lot 46

Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 
French 1725-1805- 
Study of an arm and hands; 
red chalk...

Price Realised: £195

Estimate: £200 - £300

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 46

Description

Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 
French 1725-1805- 

Study of an arm and hands; 

red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on laid paper with indistinct watermark, 17.4 x 25.6 cm., (unframed). 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
Likely belonging to a young girl, who appears to hold a piece of material, the hands and arm depicted in the present work loosely recall those in the oil 'Young Knitter Asleep' (c.1759) by Greuze, which is held at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens [no.78.20.8].

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
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