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Sat, Mar 28, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 816

French School Portrait

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(18th century style)Portrait of a Seated Woman with Goldfinch, said to be Madame La Comtesse˜d'Humi?res, at her˜Chateau in Majorie per a hand written note verso which also attributes the painting to "Beaulieu" (Brossard de Beaulieu, 1727-1810), possibly a 19th century copy, unsigned, oil on canvas, 40-1/2 x 32 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 49-1/4 x 39-1/4 in.Note: Retains the calling card verso of the Comtesse˜Jules˜d'Humi?res (1842-1885)., Provenance: Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge with deterioration, canvas slack,˜crackle, cupping, cleavage, flaking, dirt layer, crackle, patch verso with associated retouch
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