ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (BRITISH 1775-1851) A Naval Engagement, oil on board 25.5 x 35.2 cm (10 x 13 7/8 in.)
PROVENANCE Framed by John Moore Wholesale Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory (Printseller to H.R.H. Duke of Orleans), London, 1841 Christie`s, London, December 3, 1900, lot 127 (label on verso) Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Sir Julius Drewe Collection of Pierre Bordeaux-Groult (1916-2007), preserved at Chateau de Moncley, France Purchased by the present owners at an auction from Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 2014, by recommendation of their relative, Guy Horton-Fawkes of Farnley Hall, a member of the Turner society
EXPERTISE This lot is accompanied by an expert report conducted by Gilles Perrault, available upon request.