John Nost Sartorius Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Nost Sartorius Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 11, 2025
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828), A MATCHED RACE; AT FULL GALLOP (2)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828)A A MATCHED RACE; AT FULL GALLOPOil on canvas, a pairBoth signed (lower right)Each 50 x 62cm (19½ x 24¼ in.) (2)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jan. 21, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1759-c.1828)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1759-c.1828) ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1759-c.1828) The bay hunter Whisker, held by by a groom in an extensive landscape oil on canvas 68 x 88 cm. (27 x 34 1/2 in.) Provenance Paul Mason, Sloan Square Whisker (1812 â 11 March 1832) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1815 Epsom Derby and was a full-brother to Whalebone, the 1810 Derby winner. Whisker raced until the age of six, although he did not compete in 1817. He was retired to stud in 1819, where he became a successful and influential sire. The descendants of Whisker and Whalebone helped carry on the Eclipse sire-line well into the 20th century.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 29, 2024
John Nost Sartorius (English, 1759-1828) Chance the Horse
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
John Nost Sartorius (English, 1759-1828) A portrait of Chance in a landscape, 1805 Oil on canvas Signed and dated 'J N Sartorius 1805' lower left Inscribed 'Chance by J. N. Sartorius, 1805' verso Property of a gentleman From the collection of Peter Roe Provenance: Rt. Hon. Lord Woolavington, Lavington Park; Private collection of David Geider; Private collection of Peter Roe, purchased from the above 23rd June 1972 Literature: Cook, Theodore (ed.), 'Sporting Pictures at Lavington Park, the Rt. Hon. Lord Woolavington', 2 vols, privately printed, 1927 Dimensions: (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 28 in. (W) (Canvas) 20 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Nov. 16, 2024
John Nost Sartorius, Pair of Paintings with Hunting Dogs
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed and dated lower centre: J. N. Sartorius 1820 Verso each with label "Arthur Ackermann and Son Ltd (...) / 3 Old Bond Street, London W1 / Established 1783" lower centre on the stretchers.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 16, 2024
John Nost Sartorius, Hunter with Dogs and Pony
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Signed lower right: JN Sartorius pin On the reverse a label reading "Arthur Ackermann and Son Ltd (...) / 157a New Bond Street. / London".
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Sep. 19, 2024
John Nott Sartorius (1759 - 1828), Saltram, the Prince of Wales' horse
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
John Nott Sartorius (1759 - 1828) Saltram, the Prince of Wales' horse, with a boy holding a dog Oil on canvas Signed lower left, 'JN Sartorius 1799' Inscribed to stretcher, 'Saltram / 1789 / Property of HRH The Prince of Wales' Inscribed to canvas, '"Saltram", got by Eclipse. [...] Virago by old Snap [...] mare by Regulus and of sister to Black and all Black called Othello by old Crab and of Miss Slamerkin by Young Turk' Dimensions: (Canvas) 18 in. (H) x 23.5 in. (W) (Frame) 23.5 in. (H) x 29 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jun. 14, 2024
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (LONDRES 1755-1828 ?) À cor et à cri ; Le saut de haie
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (LONDRES 1755-1828 ?) À cor et à cri ; Le saut de haie ; Le volcelest ; La curée huile sur toile, un ensemble de quatre 34,5 x 44,5 cm (13 9⁄16 x 17 ½ in.) ; 35,8 x 45 cm (14 1⁄16 x 17 ¾ in.) ; 35,6 x 44 cm (14 1⁄3 x 17 1⁄3 in.) ; 35,5 x 45 cm (14 x 17 ¾ in.) (4)
Christie's
Jun. 12, 2024
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1755-1828), A BAY HORSE IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1755-1828)A BAY HORSE IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE Oil on canvasSigned `J. N. Sartorius' (lower right) 29 x 34cm (11¼ x 13¼ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's South Kensington, The Brian Juhos Collection, 1 May 2013, lot 451, where purchased by the present private collector
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
May. 15, 2024
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Gone to the Ground and Huntsman and Hounds: Two Oil on canvas Each 14 x 17 5/8 inches (35.5 x 44.8 cm) Provenance: The Parker Gallery, London Relined; visible stretcher marks; thinned in areas from a prior cleaning; craquelure throughout;
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 18, 2024
John Nost Sartorius (1759ñ1828), Coursing Scene
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828) Coursing Scene Oil on canvas In a period carved and gilded frame Dimensions: (Canvas) 14 in. (H) x 17 in. (W) (Frame) 16.5 in. (H) x 20 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Apr. 18, 2024
British, Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828), A portrait of a bay hunter with docked tail
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
British Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828) A portrait of a bay hunter with docked tail Oil on canvas Bearing signature 'B. Marshall' lower left Property of a noblewoman Dimensions: (Canvas) 24 in. (H) x 32 in. (W) (Frame) 30 in. (H) x 37.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jan. 26, 2024
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (British)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (British, 1755-1828), "Huntsman and Hounds at an Alehouse", oil on canvas, unsigned, period label with artist and title on stretcher, 17 5/8 in. x 22 5/8 in., framed, overall 22 in. x 27 in. x 1 1/2 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 14, 2023
John Nost Sartorius (Londres 1759-1828) Le soin de chevaux
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
John Nost Sartorius (Londres 1759-1828) Le soin de chevaux signé 'J n *artorius' (en bas à droite, renforcé) huile sur toile signed 'J n *artorius' (lower right, strengthened) oil on canvas 43.4 x 53.3cm (17 1/16 x 21in).
Bonhams
Jul. 19, 2023
John Nost Sartorius, The kill
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
John Nost Sartorius, British 1759-1828- The kill; oil on canvas, 46 x 76.5 cm. Provenance: with Arthur Ackermann & Sons, London (according to label attached to the frame). with The Parker Gallery, London (according to label attached to the lower horizontal stretcher bar). Lady Alexandra Naldera Metcalfe, CBE (1904-1995). By descent to the present owner. Note: John Nost Sartorius was a member of a dynasty of sporting painters, as the son of Francis Sartorius (1734-1804) and the grandson of John Sartorius (c.1700-c.1780). His patrons included a number of important contemporaries, including the Prince of Wales (1762-1830), Charles James Fox (1749-1806), and Sir Charles Bunbury (1740-1821), a significant figure in 19th-century British horseracing. The present work exhibits the tendencies which define Sartorius's output, including the sinuous curves of the horses' necks and an abundance of small hunting dogs below. Lady Alexandra Naldera Metcalfe (née Curzon) was the third daughter of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Viceroy of India, and Lord Curzon's first wife, the American mercantile heiress, Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (née Leiter). She was named after her godmother, Queen Alexandra and her place of conception, Naldehra, India. She and her two older sisters were the subjects of a biography by Anne de Courcy in 'The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters'.
Roseberys
Apr. 04, 2023
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828) A hunting scene
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828) A hunting scene bears signature 'J.N. Sartorius' (lower right) oil on canvas 48.2 x 68.3cm (19 x 26 7/8in).
Bonhams
Feb. 22, 2023
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) JASPER AND TOM SEABRIGHT
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) JASPER AND TOM SEABRIGHT Signed, oil on canvas (34cm x 42cm (13.25in x 16.5in)) Provenance: Property of The Earl of Kintore, formerly at Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 22, 2023
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) OVER THE FENCE
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) OVER THE FENCE Signed and dated 1816, oil on canvas (41cm x 52cm (16in x 20.5in)) Provenance: Property of The Earl of Kintore, formerly at Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 01, 2023
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1759-1828) Full Cry oil on canvas 37 1/4 x 50
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1759-1828) Full Cry oil on canvas 37 1/4 x 50 1/4 in. (94.6 x 127.6 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 06, 2022
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828) A huntsman with three hounds; and A whipper-in driving off hounds, with a dead fox in a tree (2)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759-1828) A huntsman with three hounds; and A whipper-in driving off hounds, with a dead fox in a tree the former signed and dated 'J N Sartorius/1822.' (lower left); and the latter 'J NSartorius 1822' (lower left) a pair, oil on canvas 44.2 x 52.3cm (17 3/8 x 20 9/16in). (2)
Bonhams
Nov. 16, 2022
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) IN FULL CRY
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) IN FULL CRY Bears signature and date, oil on canvas (43cm x 53.5cm (17in x 21in)) Provenance: Property of The Earl of Kintore, formerly at Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 06, 2022
Manner of John Nost Sartorius Huntsmen jumping a fence
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Manner of John Nost Sartorius Huntsmen jumping a fence oil on canvas 50.8 x 60.4cm (20 x 23 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 04, 2022
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS, Olio su tela
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (Londra 1759 - 1828) In full cry Olio su tela Firmato in basso e datato 1789 Cornice coeva in legno dorato. cm 46,5 x 81,5.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
Jun. 01, 2022
ATTRIB JOHN N SARTORIUS, THE DEATH OF THE HARE, O/C
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Property from the Estate of Murray C. Perlman, Savannah, GA Description: Attributed John Nost Sartorius (UK, 1755-1828), The Death of the Hare, Oil on Canvas, unsigned, depicting a hunt scene with figures, horses, and hunting dogs, with label 'No. 11872, Size 19 x 23, Title: The Death of the Hare, Artist: J. N. Sartorius 1755-1828' on verso, in a giltwood frame with artist and title inscription. Frame size: 23 3/4 in. x 28 in. Measurements: Height: by sight 19 in. x Width: 23 1/2 in. Condition: Good condition, craquelure, two small areas of inpainting in center of bottom edge, small scratch in right side of bottom edge.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals
May. 26, 2022
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1755 -1828), A PAIR OF HUNTING SCENES
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1755 -1828)A PAIR OF HUNTING SCENESOil on canvasEach signed (lower right)35.5 x 44cm (13¾ x 17¼ in.) (2)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
May. 24, 2022
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius: Hare Coursing
Est: $600 - $800
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius Hare Coursing Signed J N Sartorius (ll) Oil on canvas 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 61 cm) C Estate of Dr. Robert A. Silver
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 24, 2022
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius: A Horse beside a Stable
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius A Horse beside a Stable Inscribed J N Sartorius fecit (lr) Oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm) C Estate of Dr. Robert A. Silver
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 24, 2022
John Nost Sartorius, British, 1755-1828: Before the Hunt
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
John Nost Sartorius British, 1755-1828 Before the Hunt Signed J N Sartorius (ll) Oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches (63.7 x 76.5 cm) C Estate of Dr. Robert A. Silver
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 12, 2022
John Nost Sartorius (1755–1828), Hambletonian with Trainer and Jockey, 1790s
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Hambletonian with Trainer and Jockey. John Nost Sartorius (1755?1828). Hambletonian was one of the best thoroughbred race horses of the late 18th century. Dimensions: Unframed: 16.5 in (H) x 21 3/4 in (W) Framed: 20 1/4 in (H) x 24.5 in (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Mar. 29, 2022
Circle of John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) The fox hunt
Est: £800 - £1,200
Circle of John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) The fox hunt bears indistinct signature (lower right) oil on canvas 27.6 x 41cm (10 7/8 x 16 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 24, 2022
John Nost Sartorius (1759-c. 1830): A Huntsman
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Oil on canvas, 1790, signed 'J Nost Sartorius' and dated lower left, with label from The Parker Gallery, London, lined. 25 x 30 in., 31 1/2 x 36 in. (frame). Estate of Don F. Gaston, Greenwich, Connecticut
STAIR
Mar. 24, 2022
John Nost Sartorius (1759-c. 1830): A Hunt in Full Cry
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Oil on canvas, 1782, signed 'JN Sartorius' and dated lower right, with label from Richard Green, London, lined. 27 x 37 1/2 in., 33 x 43 1/2 in. (frame). Estate of Don F. Gaston, Greenwich, Connecticut
STAIR
Jan. 12, 2022
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828), Race at Newmarket, 1799, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in (35x54cm)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Race at Newmarket, 1799 oil on canvas signed lower right J.N. SARTORIUS
Andrew Jones Auctions
Dec. 08, 2021
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (?LONDON 1759-1828 LONDON) Breaking Cover oil on canvas
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (?LONDON 1759-1828 LONDON) Breaking Cover oil on canvas 19 ¼ x 26 5/8 in. (48.9 x 67.7 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 27, 2021
John N Sartorius (1759-1828), Gentleman Out Riding
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1794 lower left Overall: 33"h x 41"w Sight: 27-1/4"h x 35-3/4"w Provenance: Richard Green, London; Property from the Collection of Mimi Adler
Nye & Company
Jul. 25, 2021
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1755-1828), Phenomena, The Famous Trotting Mare, oil on canvas, 17 x 21in (43 x 53.5cm)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1755-1828) Phenomena, The Famous Trotting Mare oil on canvas signed lower right J N Sartorius, inscribed along lower edge The Famous Trotting Mare Cal'd Phenomena Trotted 17 Miles in 56 Min., reverse of canvas inscribed 3018 and with old printed gallery label, and with handwritten history of Phenomena; together with a companion black and white engraving of the work by Whessel, published 1 December by J. Harris (2)
Andrew Jones Auctions
Jul. 25, 2021
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828), Up and Over, Taking a Fence, Gone Away and Gone to Earth, 1817 (4), oil on canvas, 14 x 17 1/2in (35.5 x 44.5cm)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Up and Over, Taking a Fence, Gone Away and Gone to Earth, 1817 (4) oil on canvas two signed J N Sartorius and dated
Andrew Jones Auctions
Jun. 02, 2021
John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) On the scent signed and dated 'John Nost Sartorius pinxit 1798' l.l., oil on canvas 91 x 127cm, unframed; A hunt in full cry signed and dated 'J N Sartorius 1815' l.r., oil on canvas 90.5 x 128cm, unframed, a pair (2)
Sworders
Apr. 21, 2021
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) An Officer's charger held by a military groom signed lower left ‘J N Sartorius pinx1805’ oil on canvas 39 x 51.5cm Footnote: Provenance: Lord Nunburnholme; Viscount Ednam; Fielding & Morley-Fletcher, 173 New Bond Street We are grateful to Christopher Joll, Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry, for his assistance with this catalogue entry.
Cheffins
Feb. 23, 2021
Follower of John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) A cockerel with trimmed feathers
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Follower of John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) A cockerel with trimmed feathers oil on canvas 53.5 x 60.5cm (21 1/16 x 23 13/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 19, 2020
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) SETTING OFF FOR THE HUNT
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1759-1828) SETTING OFF FOR THE HUNT signed and dated 1789, oil, oval and three others by the same hand, a set of four (25.5cm x 30.5cm (10in x 12in)) Qty: (4) Footnote: Provenance: Pitlour House, Fife
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 06, 2020
John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) A grey hunter and a bay hunter in a landscape signed and dated 'J Sartorius/1803' l.r., oil on canvas 70 x 90cm Provenance: An Culu Castle, Kenmare, Ireland.
Sworders
Oct. 01, 2020
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Smolensko with Tom Goodison up, standing on Newmarket Heath signed lower left 'J N Sartorius pinx' and inscribed 'Smolensko by Sorcerer' oil on canvas 34.5 x 42cm Footnote: Provenance: Thomas Miller Whitehead, sold to John Dunn Gardner (1811-1908) on 11th May 1891 for £120 with its pair of Eclipse, Thence by descent Exhibited: Grosvenor Gallery, Sports Exhibition, 1890, no. 225 (?), lent by Thomas Miller Whitehead Bred by the politician and landowner, Sir Thomas Bunbury, 6th Bt., Smolensko was sired by Trumpator and thus carried on the bloodline of the Godolphin Arabian. He was winner in 1813 of the 2000 Guineas and the Derby. He won seven of his eight races and retired to stud at Great Barton, the Bunbury estate in Suffolk. Smolensko sired many winning offspring including the filly Gulnare (winner of the 1827 Epsom Oaks) and Jerry (a colt who won the 1824 St Leger).
Cheffins
Oct. 01, 2020
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Eclipse with John [Jack] Oakley up signed lower left 'J. N. Sartorius pinx' and inscribed 'Eclipse by Marske' oil on canvas 34.5 x 42cm Footnote: Provenance: Thomas Miller Whitehead, sold to John Dunn Gardner (1811-1908) on 11th May 1891 for £120 with its pair of Smolensko, Thence by descent Exhibited: Grosvenor Gallery, Sports Exhibition, 1890, no. 225, lent by Thomas Miller Whitehead Eclipse, the most famous racehorse of the English turf by Marske out of Spiletta, was foaled during the great eclipse of the 1st of April 1764 at the stud of the Duke of Cumberland. At first, he displayed no remarkable character except bad temper (and interestingly in most portrayals of him he is shown with his head down and ears back). He first ran as a 5-year old on 3rd of May 1769 at Epsom in a race of 4-mile heats, winning easily at 4 to 1 on. For the 2nd heat, an Irish gambler Dennis OKelly made a wager that he would place all the horses, pronouncing as he did so, the most famous phrase in racing history: Eclipse first, the rest nowhere. Standing at just over 16 hands and of bright chestnut colour, Eclipse won all 18 of his races, usually beating his opponents by 10 or 20 lengths. He was retired early in 1770 mainly due to the lack of credible competitors, to the stud of OKelly who had bought him in two stages for 1750 guineas. His stud fee was 50 guineas a mare and he is believed to have sired in the region of 350 winners. Eclipse died in 1789 aged 24 following an attack of colic, when he was dissected by Charles Vial de Saint Bel, who published in 1791 An Essay on the Geometrical Proportions of Eclipse , in which he stated that it was worthy of notice that the heart weighed 14 pounds. His skeleton belonging to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is on loan to the National History Museum.
Cheffins
Oct. 01, 2020
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) An Equestrian portrait of the 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811) riding his hunter to covert, attended by his mounted groom, an extensive landscape beyond signed lower left 'Sartorius / Pinxt / 1786' oil on canvas 70 x 88cm Footnote: Provenance: Thomas Miller Whitehead, sold to John Dunn Gardner (1811-1908) on 23rd March 1872 for £25, Thence by descent The landscape almost certainly represents that of the Duke's estate at Wakefield on the borders of South Northamptonshire and North Buckinghamshire, near Stoney Stratford. The land, known as the Honour of Grafton, remained a Crown estate until 1706 when it passed along with the Rangership of Whittlewood Forest to the 2nd Duke who was grandson of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. The country thereafter became known as The Grafton where successive dukes maintained a pack of hounds and were invariably Master.
Cheffins
Sep. 23, 2020
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Huntsman with Hounds
Est: £700 - £1,000
John Nost Sartorius (British, 1759-1828) Huntsman with Hounds signed 'JN Sartorius' and dated 1784, oil on board 26 x 35cm (10 1/4 x 13 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 27, 2019
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH 1755-1828) A BAY MILITARY HORSE OR CHARGER, CAPARISONED WITH A MILITARY-STYLE SHEEPSKIN, SHABRAQUE AND HEADBAND, POSSIBLY RUSSIAN, A MILITARY ENCAMPMENT BEYOND
Est: £500 - £800
signed and dated "Sartorius 179 3(?)" right of the horse oil on canvas (Dimensions: 23 x 29 cm) (23 x 29 cm) Footnote: Provenance: Wood Dalling Hall, Norfolk This is a portrait of a charger (possibly an officer's charger) of the pre-Waterloo era. The 'blanket' the horse is wearing is known as a shabraque and the black piece over the pommel is known as a sheepskin. In the British Army of the period, the shabraque's colour usually matched that of the regiment's facing colour. So, for example, the 1st Life Guards' tunics were red, but their facing colour was blue - as were their shabraques. This is not, however, a universal rule. In the British cavalry of the period, only The Blues and the 10th Light Dragoons (later Hussars) had officers' shabraques that were any colour other than blue (both had red shabraques) and the Kettledrummer of the 2nd Life Guards whose shabraque was white. From the mid-18th century onwards, all British Army (cavalry, infantry, artillery and support arms) officers' shabraques were edged with gold lace. We are grateful to Christopher Joll for his assistance with the catalogue entry. Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. An old tear at the top of the canvas has been repaired. Retouchings are fairly well matched to the original. The varnish has yellowed and is dirty. There is wear to the gilding on the frame.
Cheffins
Nov. 27, 2019
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (BRITISH, 1755-1828) "SOLOMON" AND "CARLOS", TWO FAVOURITE HUNTERS BELONGING TO LORD DUNSTANVILLE, WITH STEPHEN SIMPSON, THEIR GROOM
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
signed and dated "J N Sartorius pinxit 1786" oil on canvas, lined (Dimensions: 61 x 75 cm) (61 x 75 cm) Footnote: Provenance: Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville; thence by descent; Moulton Grange, Pitsford, Northamptonshire Notes: Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS (1757-1835) of Tehidy in the parish of Illogan in Cornwall, was an English nobleman and politician. Basset was baptized at Charlbury, Oxfordshire on 7 September 1757 and was educated at Harrow School (1770–71), Eton College (1771–74) and King's College, Cambridge (1775). In 1777 he left university early to perform a Grand Tour in Italy, with Rev. William Sandys acting as his Cicerone. In Rome he had his portrait painted by Pompeo Batoni, who did not finish it until after Basset's departure. It was despatched to England on board the Westmorland , which was seized by the French and sold to the Spanish. Two portraits of him by Batoni are today in the collections of the Prado and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid. Condition report: Lined. Old labels to the reverse.
Cheffins
Nov. 27, 2019
JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (ENGLISH, 1755-1828) BREAKING COVER
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
signed "J N Sartorius 1741" lower left oil on canvas, lined (Dimensions: 58 x 98 cm) (58 x 98 cm) Footnote: Provenance: Christie's, London, 8 June 1995, lot 55; Wood Dalling Hall, Norfolk
Cheffins