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Day 2 - Fine Art & Decorative Furnishings

Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 388

Follower of Francesco Guardi

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(Italian, 1712-1793) pair of architectural capriccios with figures in harbors, unsigned, oil on canvas, 29-1/2 x 40 in.; matching original cartouche-shaped frames, original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, view with tower with retouch scattered throughout sky affecting approximately 15% of surface, other light scattered retouch; frames with abrasions. Notes: For a similar example see Christie's New York: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, lot 3. Provenance: Collection of Charles Edward Brodnax Hansell and Sylvia Hansell, Mimosa Hall, Roswell, Georgia; by descent in family.

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, view with tower with retouch scattered throughout sky affecting approximately 15% of surface, other light scattered retouch; frames with abrasions

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