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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Apr 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 380

Antonis Mor van Dashorst

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(called Antonio Moro, Dutch, circa 1517–1575) Lady in Medicean Costume, Holding a Skull, oil on oak panel, 16-1/8 x 11-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 20 x 15-1/4 in. Literature: La Béraudière, Marie-Thérèse. Important Oil Paintings: With Outstanding Examples by Velazquez, Goya, El Greco, Brueghel, Luttichuys, Bouts, Fabritius, Mierevelt, Romney, Greuze, Roslin, Saint-Aubin, Deshayes. Fine French Furniture of the Eighteenth Century ; Carvings, Sculptures and Other Objects of Art, Including the Superb Portrait Bust of the Comtesse De Sabran by Houdon : The Collection of Countess De La Béraudière ... Sold by Her Order. New York: William Bradford Press, 1930, lot 45 (accompanied by a facsimile of the catalog entry) .  - Provenance: Marie-Thérèse, Comtesse de la Béraudière (1866-1958) (labels and bookplate verso) , sold (possibly) The Collection of Countess de la Béraudière, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, December 12-13,1930, cat. n.289; Private Collection, Greenville, North Carolina

Condition

panel shaved and cradled, craquelure, vertical splits, flaking cupping and cleavage, yellowed varnish, retouch; frame with losses