British & Continental Auction | December 6, 2024
Fri, Dec 6, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1502
Italian School Portrait
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Starting Bid
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| $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 |
(Italian, late 17th century)
Full length, seated noble woman in brocade and lace-trimmed gown and an elaborate lace jeweled headdress, leaning on table to her right, frightened terrier in lap, circa 1690, unsigned, oil on canvas, 80-1/4 x 55 in.; painted wood frame 84-1/4 x 59-1/4 x 2 in.
Provenance: Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund
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Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund
lined and restretched on 19th century stretcher, crackle and craquelure, two periods of conservation, discolored retouch, other retouch not discolored, abrasions, flaking, a central seam with vertical crackle; frame with wear, some loss and retouch
