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Attributed to William Jones of Bath,
British fl.1764-1782-
A squirrel eating cobnuts, with...
Price Realised: £1,050
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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Lot 73
Description
Attributed to William Jones of Bath,
British fl.1764-1782-
A squirrel eating cobnuts, with gooseberries and an overturned bowl of strawberries on a forest floor;
oil on canvas, 30 x 37 cm. (unframed).
Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 19-20 July 1973, lot 234 (as J. Van Son, sold for £1,260).
with Galeria Sacerdoti, Milan (according to a stamp on the central stretcher bar).
Anon. sale, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 15 April 2021, lot 83, as 'Circle of William Sartorius' (sold for £6,120).
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
The present work bears a striking resemblance to Jones' distinctive still life paintings, which often feature a red squirrel nibbling on a cobnut, beside a bunch of grapes or an upturned bowl of strawberries. Indeed, a similar composition by Jones of Bath sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, on 10 April 2013, lot 47, and another at Bonhams, London, on 6 December 2006, lot 36.
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