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Fri, Mar 22, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1074

After Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(French, 1815–1891)

Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, indistinct signature and date lower left "Pontec../190..", an early 20th century copy after the one held by the Musée d'Orsay, oil on canvas, 40 x 50-1/2 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 54-3/4 x 64-3/4 in.

Provenance: Property From an Important Tennessee Living Estate

Condition

crackle, some slight cupping, dirt layer, original stretcher and tacking edge, small points of flaking, small points of retouch; frame with losses

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