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British & Continental | March 11, 2025

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Featuring a collection of 17 rare and important tapestries from the Brooklyn Museum, including a 15th-century millefleur and animal example, as well as a series with William Randolph Hearst provenance. Fine art highlights include four works by Bruno Zupan, Spring Landscape by Raymond Thibesart, and a lifetime collection of early René Lalique glass. The collection also features fine examples of period British furniture, early English silver from a Charlottesville, VA estate (including epergnes, tankards, goblets, and loving cups), and a fine selection of carpets, including Serapi and Oushak.
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Lot 73

Cornelis Cels, A Pair of Portraits

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$500

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(Belgian, 1778-1859)

Gentleman with Cello, signed on side of instrument bottom center "C. Cels 1819", Lady Wearing a Tiara, unsigned; both oil on canvas, 31 x 24-7/8 in.; matching gilt wood and composition frames, 42 x 36 x 4 in.

Provenance: George Saportas, Saratoga, New York; Frederick and Bonnie Alexandre, Lawrence, Long Island; By descent in family

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George Saportas, Saratoga, New York; Frederick and Bonnie Alexandre, Lawrence, Long Island; By descent in family

both with heavy surface dirt, yellowed varnish, both with abrasions with associated paint loss, Lady with accretion, hole; frames with losses to composition and wear commensurate with age