29th Jun, 2021 10:00
Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale - Live Online
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Attributed to James Maubert (Irish, 1666-1746)
Attributed to James Maubert (Irish, 1666-1746)
Portrait of the Holdsworth children of Devon, from left: Mary (b.1727), Sarah (b.1728), Arthur (b.1733) and Anne (b.1731), all full length, Mary holding a basket of flowers and Arthur seated on a velvet cushion
oil on canvas
104 x 130cm, in a George III-style carved giltwood frame
Provenance: Christie's London, 22 November 2006.
Arthur Holdsworth was born to Arthur Holdsworth (Senior, born 1701) and his wife, the former Marcella Gibbs, and he later married Rebecca Taylor and they had six sons. Anne Holdsworth was born in 1731 at Dartmouth; she married Robert Newman. Later the family went into politics and there is a portrait of a descendant, Arthur Howe Holdsworth, by William Brockedon in the National Portrait Gallery.
The family originally came from Yorkshire and a descendant, a vicar, moved to Devon in 1620. One of the sons of that vicar (also an Arthur, this appears to have been the only male name!) became Mayor of Dartmouth in 1672. They were very successful merchants and had properties in Portugal and Newfoundland.
The family home was Widdicombe House, near Torcross (Listed Grade II*) originally built circa 1720-25 and enlarged in 1820. They also owned Brooke Hall, Dartmouth. There is a Holdsworth Room in Dartmouth Museum, Devon.
We are grateful to Hugh Belsey for his assistance with the catalogue entry.
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Sold for £4,500
Condition Report
Oil on canvas which has been lined. There are some minor undulations to the canvas at the upper left corner but overall the picture has good tension. The paint layer is in a good, stable condition overall. Small, localised areas of overpaint are well matched to the original in colour and gloss. The varnish layer is yellowed and sightly dull. There are scuffs, scratches and abrasion to the varnish layer, notably around the edges. Sitting on the varnish is a layer of surface dirt including extensive insect droppings which could be removed through surface cleaning.
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Auction: Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale - Live Online, 29th Jun, 2021
We are delighted to present a selection of highlights from our second Fine Interiors sale of 2021, featuring over 750 lots of furniture, works of art, paintings and silver that demonstrate the very best in classical and contemporary furnishings.
Leading the sale will be the selected contents from the historic London property, Farm House, Farm Street, Mayfair, including an impressive Royal Louis XV meuble d'entrée made for the King at Château de Fontainebleau. Other collections featured in the sale include those from Folly Mill, Thaxted, Rivenhall Place, Essex, and Barrington Hall, Essex, offering a wide-ranging sale to suit variety of tastes and styles.
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Farm House Folly Mill Rivenhall Place
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Viewing
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One hour time slots will be available from:
Fri 25 June, 9am - 5pm
Sat 26 June, 10am - 4pm
Sun 27 June, 10am - 4pm
Mon 28 June, 9am - 5pm
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Furniture and Carpets
Furniture and Carpets will be available to collect from Friday 2 July at The Storage Facility, Harps Farm, Bedlars Green, Great Hallingbury CM22 7TL. Please select 'Collection | Fine Interiors' as your appointment type when booking your collection time. Lots not collected by 5pm Friday 9 July will incur storage charges.
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