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British & Continental | March 11, 2025

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Featuring a collection of 17 rare and important tapestries from the Brooklyn Museum, including a 15th-century millefleur and animal example, as well as a series with William Randolph Hearst provenance. Fine art highlights include four works by Bruno Zupan, Spring Landscape by Raymond Thibesart, and a lifetime collection of early René Lalique glass. The collection also features fine examples of period British furniture, early English silver from a Charlottesville, VA estate (including epergnes, tankards, goblets, and loving cups), and a fine selection of carpets, including Serapi and Oushak.
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Lot 35

Italian School Drawing, Sir Joshua Reynolds Collection Stamp

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

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(Italian,1483-1520)

A Study of Three Soldiers, unsigned with Sir Joshua Reynolds' collection stamp (L. 2364) recto bottom left, brown ink on laid paper, 6-3/8 x 5-7/8 in., on lined card mount 7-3/8 x 7 in.; unframed

Provenance: Estate of Thomas David Dossett; by descent in family

Note: From the Lugt database, "The mark opposite was made by the executors. They marked the best drawings on the front. There were 1163 of these, valued at 10s. 6d. and upwards, and 342 at 7s. 6d., 5s., and 2s. 6d. The inferior drawings, valued below these prices, were stamped on the back; these numbered 748."

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Estate of Thomas David Dossett; by descent in family

laid down on lined mount, stain, some handling smudges