William Sartorius

George William Sartorius (London 1759-1828) Strawberries in a porcelain bowl, with pineapples, melons, peaches and figs, before a tropical landscape signed 'Wm Sartorious/pinxit' (on stone, lower right) oil on canvas 71 x 90.7cm (27 15/16 x 35 11/16in). unframed The Property of a Lady, Sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1986, lot 98

Lot No. 604 description George William Sartorius (London 1759–1828) Still life with fish and a parrot, oil on canvas, 93 x 139 cm, framed, We are grateful to Drs Fred Meijer of theRKD, The Hague, for confirming the authenticityof this picture (correspondence of January 2011). George WilliamSartorius was born into a famous English family of painters, primarily producing elegant still lifes and interior decorativeschemes for the nobility. This present painting is a typical workof the artist’’’’’’’’s mature period from the last third of the 18thcentury. Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo estimate EUR12.000,- to 15.000,- conversion Online Catalogue: Old Master Paintings - 13.04.2011 Old Master Paintings Auction Date: 13.04.2011 - 17:00 Location: Palais Dorotheum Public Viewing: 02.04. - 13.04.2011 Category: Old Master Paintings Absentee bidTelephone bid Watch Terms andconditions Increments Items marked "+" are subject to fulllegal VAT of 20 %, those marked "-" are subject to reducedVAT of 10 %. Items marked “V” (consignment sales) are sold in the name and for the account of theconsigner. Items marked "0" are not liable toVAT. Items marked "*" might be liable to ResaleRoyalties. * Prices shown in currencies other than the currency usedfor the auction (foreign currency information) arestrictly for information only! Items will be sold in local currencyand the final price in any other currency is based on the actualrate of exchange at time of rendering the account. Figuresfor foreign currency information are rounded and based on the up todate rate of exchange of 23.03.2011