AUGUSTUS VINCENT TACK (AMERICAN 1870-1949)THREE SISTERS SEATED IN A LOGGIA WITH A GARDEN BEYONDOil on canvas114 x 129cm (44¾ x 50¾ in.)In a Whistler type frameProvenance:Messum's Fine Art, LondonElibank House, Taplow- a Grade II Listed Queen Anne houseExhibited:Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Sixty-Fourth Annual Exhibition, 1895-1896Augustus Vincent Tack was a painter of portraits, religious murals and, latterly, of abstractions recalling the work of Georgia O' Keefe and Clyfford Still. Born in Pittsburgh, he received the highest rating and a place of honour at the Society of American Artists in 1889. Following a training with John La Farge, he travelled to France in the early 1890's, which led to a brief flirtation with a more impressionist technique than is more usually to be found in his realist portraiture. While the present painting perhaps owes something to the free brushwork of the painters he may have encountered during his visit, the composition itself sits firmly within the Anglo-American tradition of the conversation piece. His later career followed two widely divergent courses. Starting in the 1920s he painted fifteen murals for various Catholic churches and several government buildings in the United States and Canada. His landscape work, in the meantime, took on increasingly mystical overtones. Following the Second World War these increasingly abstract works were much sought after and collected particularly by Duncan Phillips, housed in the Phillips Collection, Washington D. C. Please note added line to provenance: Elibank House, Taplow- a Grade II Listed Queen Anne houseCondition Report: The canvas is unlined and on it's original stretcher which is providing good support. There are some very minor spots of paint loss in background areas and abrasions to the edges. The paint surface is quite thin on the left hand girls hair. Under UV light there is a small spot of retouching (approx 2 x 2 cm) near the edge of the rug (lower right). It has a layer of surface dirt and some uneven and discoloured varnish. There are some minor chips and abrasions to the frame. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A silver plated compact by Stratnoid; together with an early 20th century ivory covered and printed advertising vesta case and a rolled gold Yard 'o' led propelling pencil (3)The ivory Vesta has considerable wear to the decoration and a small break to the ivory. The compact also has wear to the enamel decoration with losses. The pencil has wear to the gilding.***This lot is made from or contains ivory.We may not be able to ship this to you.Please check the rules in your country before placing a bid.***
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, £5, London, 11 August 1938, serial number A/351 43981, P.S Beale, £5, 16 January 1952, serial number W77 066548, L.K. O’Brien £5, 30 August 1956, serial number D81A 004597, two with graffiti, in PMG holders number 30, 30 and 40 very fine to extremely fine (3 notes) EPM B241, B270, B275 £240-£300
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, Operation Bernhard, £5 (2), London, 11 October 1934, serial number A/133 31271 and 29 April 1937, serial number A/398 51012, also Basil G. Catterns, Operation Bernhard, £20, London, 20 November 1930, serial number 44/M 14741, fine to very fine (3 notes) EPM B241*, B230* £150-£200
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, £1 (18), 29 March 1940, three of each prefix M61H, E43E, L14E, W95D, J93D and E12E, also 10 Shillings, 29 March 1940, serial number S70D 115432, last note about uncirculated to uncirculated, others original extremely fine (19 notes) EPM B249, B251 £150-£200
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, £1 (11), 13 September 1948, prefixes W80A (5) and X52A (6), also Beale, 10 Shillings, prefix N43Z and £1 (3), prefix Y08B, along with an O’Brien 10 Shilling, prefix D05, Peppiatt notes uncirculated, others good extremely fine (16 notes) EPM B260, B266, B268, B286 £80-£120
BAGUE RUBIS ET DIAMANTSOrnée d'un rubis taille ovale entouré de diamants taille brillant et tapers, poinçon français pour l'or 14K (585°/00), tour de doigt 55 1/2, poids brut 4.06 g.Footnotes:RUBY AND DIAMOND RINGSet with an oval ruby framed by tapered baguette and brilliant-cut diamonds, French assay mark for 14 carat gold, size O, gross weight 4.06 grams.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BAGUE AIGUE-MARINE ET DIAMANTSOrnée d'une aigue-marine rectangulaire à pans coupés entourée de diamants taille brillant, poinçon français d'import pour l'or 18K (750°/00), tour de doigt 56, poids brut 11.30 g.Footnotes:AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND RINGClaw-set with a step-cut aquamarine framed by brilliant-cut diamonds, French import assay 18 carat gold, size O, gross weight 11.30 grams.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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