Sidney H. Sime

Lot 20: SIDNEY H. SIME, (BRITISH 1867-1941), ''THE BEAST IN THE FOREST''

Name: SIDNEY H. SIME, (BRITISH 1867-1941), ''THE BEAST IN THE FOREST''
Brand: Freeman's
SKU: uqdik0thra

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,500 USDSold:

Freeman'sPhiladelphia, PA, USJune 24, 2007

Item Overview

Description

SIDNEY H. SIME
(british 1867-1941)
''THE BEAST IN THE FOREST''
Watercolor
8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (21.3 x 15.9cm)
provenance:
Potter Books Ltd. Godalming, United Kingdom.
From the Collection of D. Virginia Armentrout (nee Roosevelt) of Ambler, Pennsylvania.
note: According to a label verso this is a study for the oil painting in the Sime Memorial Gallery, at Worplesden, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Artist or Maker

Sidney H. Sime

Condition Report

Matted, framed. Actual sheet size is 8 3/4 x 6 3/4". This work is executed on card. Verso is inscribed in ink: "By / Sidney H. Sime." Verso also inscribed in pencil: ''52''. With yellowed cellophane tape pieces along top and bottom edges verso affixed to mat. Outer right edge verso with some extraneous paper residue. all four outer edges verso with rectangular mark where tape pieces removed. Outer right edge verso also has some minor surface abrasion. Outer left edge (outer right edge when viewed from verso) is unevenly cut. A larger rectangular mark in center of card verso (i.e. where there are rectangular marks, these marks are lghter in color than rest of card). Image itself appears to have good colors and in apparently original condition.

Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.

Auction Details

Fine American & European Paintings

Freeman's

June 24, 2007, 02:00 PM EST

2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, US

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