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Premier Auction - Session I - July 14, 2023

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 511

German School Portrait, Bishop

Estimate: $600 - $900

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

(18th or early 19th century)

Prince Bishop of Bamberg and Wurzburg, Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1708-1779), unsigned, likely a copy of another, oil on canvas, 29-3/4 x 25 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition frame, 38-3/8 x 34 in.

Condition

reinforced tacking edge, patch verso, darkening, uneven varnish, dry surface, crackle, retouch; frame with minor wear

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania