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Live Auction

The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 3

German or Austrian School Double Portrait

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(19th century)

Two girls, in white summer dresses with blue ribbons, gathering flowers in a landscape, circa 1830, not apparently signed, oil on canvas, 57-7/8 x 44-7/8 in.; early wood frame, 64-1/2 x 51-7/8 in.

Provenance: Rich, London, purchased for $70,550 in 2007 (accompanied by a facsimile of the original invoice); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

lined, restretched, crackle, minor retouch; frame with abrasions

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