Lot 610 , Attributed to William Jones of Bath (fl.1764-1777) Still life

Attributed to William Jones of Bath (fl.1764-1777)
oil on canvas
Still life of currants, grapes, peaches and strawberries beside a basket, on a ledge
signed and dated 1779
18 x 15.25in. unframed.
Estimate £400-600

Catalogue Note: William Jones was a still life painter working at Bath, where he settled in 1769. He exhibited still lifes from 1764 - 1771. Ellis Waterhouse (see "British Eighteenth Century Paintings" in Dictionary of British Art, Woodbridge 1981, p. 199) notes a group of paintings dated 1777 at Gosford Park by the artist; the present work, dated two years later, would document the latest work known by the artist. See Sotheby's sale 26 Jan 2007 lot 417 for a similar work of the same date.

Oil on canvas cleaned and relined with the past 10 - 20 years or so, canvas remains tight, paint possibly a little dirty but otherwise looks to be in good order, signed and dated near 4 o'clock, not framed, an inscription on the stretcher 'Mrs Horton Pekys Picture ...'.


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Sold for £380