Lot 555 約一八零零年 玻璃鏡畫 | A RARE REVERSE GLASS 'SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER' PAINTING
落槌价
预展中
成交价
预展中
| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
|---|---|
| 拍卖时间 | 2026年11月12日 |
拍品信息
拍品名称
約一八零零年 玻璃鏡畫 | A RARE REVERSE GLASS 'SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER' PAINTING
年代
Circa 1800
起拍价
GBP 1,500
估值区间
GBP 1500 - 2000
尺寸
未知
品相
未知
更多信息
Circa 1800
34cm (13 3/8in) long.
Footnotes
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
約一八零零年 玻璃鏡畫
Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, acquired in the 1980s (by repute)
Jeremy Mason, London
Jeremy Mason is a noted bibliophile and dealer in Chinese and Japanese art who started his career at Christie's in the late 1960s, particularly known for his collection of Oscar Wilde books and ephemera, sold by Bonhams London in February 2026. His Chinese art collection was housed in his 18th century townhouse, Hoyle's House, London, some pieces for the last 50 years.
This charming rendering illustrates a scene from Oliver Goldsmith's second play, She Stoops to Conquer, which debuted at the Covent Garden Theatre on 15th March 1773. The narrative was based on an embarrassing anecdote from Goldsmith's own student days in Ireland, when he was tricked into believing the local squire's house was an inn and brashly ordered dinner and a night's lodging. In the play, Tony Lumpkin, represented by the actor John Quick (1748-1831), a youth from the wealthy Hardcastle family, dupes two travellers named Marlow and Hastings into believing his home to be a public house. The title refers to Tony's sister Kate Hardcastle represented here by the actor Jane Green (née Hippisley) (1719-1791), who, as part of the scheme, pretends to be the barmaid in order to win the hero Marlow, who has a fear of upper-class ladies. He is seen beside Mr Hardcastle, played by Edward Shuter (1728?-1776), pleading with him not to be angry at the news that Tony was complicit in his joke.
The reverse glass painting appears to be taken from a mezzotint engraving published in 1776. This in turn was taken from an original painting was sold by Christie's New York, 28 January 2009, lot 285.
34cm (13 3/8in) long.
Footnotes
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
約一八零零年 玻璃鏡畫
Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, acquired in the 1980s (by repute)
Jeremy Mason, London
Jeremy Mason is a noted bibliophile and dealer in Chinese and Japanese art who started his career at Christie's in the late 1960s, particularly known for his collection of Oscar Wilde books and ephemera, sold by Bonhams London in February 2026. His Chinese art collection was housed in his 18th century townhouse, Hoyle's House, London, some pieces for the last 50 years.
This charming rendering illustrates a scene from Oliver Goldsmith's second play, She Stoops to Conquer, which debuted at the Covent Garden Theatre on 15th March 1773. The narrative was based on an embarrassing anecdote from Goldsmith's own student days in Ireland, when he was tricked into believing the local squire's house was an inn and brashly ordered dinner and a night's lodging. In the play, Tony Lumpkin, represented by the actor John Quick (1748-1831), a youth from the wealthy Hardcastle family, dupes two travellers named Marlow and Hastings into believing his home to be a public house. The title refers to Tony's sister Kate Hardcastle represented here by the actor Jane Green (née Hippisley) (1719-1791), who, as part of the scheme, pretends to be the barmaid in order to win the hero Marlow, who has a fear of upper-class ladies. He is seen beside Mr Hardcastle, played by Edward Shuter (1728?-1776), pleading with him not to be angry at the news that Tony was complicit in his joke.
The reverse glass painting appears to be taken from a mezzotint engraving published in 1776. This in turn was taken from an original painting was sold by Christie's New York, 28 January 2009, lot 285.
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