Glossary

Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and
condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of
fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and
rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.
(a) Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s
forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of
the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion
the work is by the artist named.
(b) Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but
less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.
(c) Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the
studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the
artist’s direction.
(d) Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but
distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his
pupil.
(e) Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter
working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not
necessarily his pupil.
(f) Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of
a later date.
(g) After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.
(h) The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the
signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.
(i) The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our
opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by
another hand.
(j) Dimensions are given height before width.
(k) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.