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Sat, Oct 23, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 576

French School Portrait

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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(16th century)

Portrait of Marie LeFevre, circa 1590, inscribed at bottom "Marie. Le. Fevre Femme En. I. Nopcege .Du. Sp. De/La Vergne. En. 2. DV. S De. Govaix", heraldic crest upper right, oil on canvas, 25-5/8/ x 20 in.; black painted frame, 28-1/2 x 22-5/8 in.

Provenance: Roger Cugnet, Paris, France; Estate of Brock Arms, Flat Rock, North Carolina

Condition

lined and restretched on late 19th/early 20th century, craquelure, retouch, some points of flaking, evidence of some overcleaning; frame with abrasions

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