Lot 4064: Karl Theodor Reiffenstein German, 1820-1893 Landscape with View of Hilltop Village in Distance

Karl Theodor Reiffenstein
German, 1820-1893
Landscape with View of Hilltop Village in Distance
Signed Reiffenstein and dated 8 Feb 1880 (lr)
Watercolor with traces of graphite on paper
5 x 7 1/2 inches;
Together with English School, 19th century, Landscapes with Architecture: Two, the larger inscribed Mortimer on the reverse, watercolor with traces of graphite on paper and ink and gray wash on paper, 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 and 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

Reiffenstein: Toning and fading. Paper is adhered to mat along all four edges with scotch and masking tape.

English School, larger: Paper is hinged to book mat along upper edge with masking tape. There is a 1 1/2 x 1/8 torn section of paper missing at lower left corner. Significant wear and mat burn around all edges. Significant damage caused by glue of tape at upper edge. Toning and some minor foxing.

English School, smaller: Paper is adhered to mat along all four edges with scotch tape. One spot of soiling in upper right quadrant, one spot of foxing in upper left quadrant.