JACQUES-LAURENT AGASSE Figural Landscape Oil Painting Start Price USD 175,000.00 Current Price USD 175,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 17, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Office-- Hoboken NJ. Item--See Description See more about 'JACQUES-LAURENT AGASSE Figural Landscape Oil Painting' Description JACQUES-LAURENT AGASSE Figural Landscape Oil Painting (Click to Enlarge)(Click to Enlarge) This oil on canvas by the Swiss-born painter, Jacques Laurent Agasse (1767-1849) is entitled The Toy Boat. Modern carved giltwood frame measures 40.75" by 50" by 3". Stretcher measures 32" by 41.25". Provenance: Frost and Reed, Bristol England (circa 1881); Roni Steinberg Sokoloff, New York NY (current). There is a very old repair to the canvas on verso in the lower right corner, and suspected in-painting on front over this area. We have not inspected the work under UV light. Canvas resides on its original stretcher with original nails. The original inventory label from Frost and Reed remains affixed to the stretcher. No signature nor monogram have been found. Please page down to see additional images. (Additional images gladly forwarded upon request.) This painting comes from the collection of Roni Steinberg Sokoloff and resided in her former 63-acre estate in Bedford New York known as Cantitoe Farms. The paper label on rear from Frost & Reed contains the artist's name, the registered stock number (W38), the work's title, and a signature which is believed to be that of Walter Frost, who assumed control of the gallery following the death of his uncle, John Frost, in 1875. The "FR" initials date the label to as early as 1881, when Walter Frost and William Reed renamed the business Frost and Reed. Frost & Reed (www.frostandreed.co.uk) remains in business today and is one of the oldest continually operated fine art dealerships in the world. This work is believed to date from 1820 to 1840 and depicts six children of various ages playing with toy sailboats along the edge of a pond or stream. Quite possibly the work was inspired by or depicts the children of George Booth. Agasse moved to London in 1802 and lived in a number of places until settling into the mews at 4 Newman Street in 1810. Booth was his landlord for twenty-five years and became a close family. Booth's eldest child, Lionel, was born in 1814 and he and his siblings regarded Agasse as an uncle. They are known to have both inspired and served as models for some of his figural genre paintings.Other Keywords: rsok Payment & Shipment Terms USA Customers: Only bank wire transfer accepted. Payment may be sent via Escrow.com (the only eBay-approved escrow service), but buyer is responsible for all fees. Members with less than 5 positive feedbacks are kindly required to contact us prior to bidding and/or using "buy it now". We will invoice buyer with exact charges for pickup, crating and delivery by Plycon (www.plyconvanlines.com). Foreign Customers: Only bank wire transfer accepted. Payment may be sent via Escrow.com (the only eBay-approved escrow service) but buyer is responsible for all fees. Members with less than 5 positive feedbacks are kindly required to contact us prior to bidding and/or using "buy it now". We will invoice buyer with exact charges for pickup, crating, air freight shipment, and local truck delivery. Customs and insurance documents must be marked "merchandise" and completed based on sale price. Return Policy If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your item for a full refund, less all original and return packaging and shipping charges. Just notify us in advance, ship your return within 3 days of receipt by the original method, including full insurance, special handling and required signature. rs-059 (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) This item has been seen by people! Place a Bid!