(Italian, 1689-1750)
A pair of views with ducks: A Dog Surprising a Mallard Family, with parrot and frogs, and A Hawk Descending on a Group of Ducks, one signed on vase with conjoined monogram "BDC...", oil on canvas, 50-1/2 x 40 in.; matching original panel frames,. Condition: both lined and restretched on early 20th century stretchers, both with crackle, abrasions at edges, both with retouch, 'Hawk' with overcleaning; frames resurfaced. Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: Collection of Anne and Robert K. Zelle, Nashville, Tennessee and Gulf Stream, Florida
Condition
both lined and restretched on early 20th century stretchers, both with crackle, abrasions at edges, both with retouch, 'Hawk' with overcleaning; frames resurfaced