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Lot 474

Jean Antoine Constantin

Estimate: $300 - $500

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

(French, 1756-1844)

Personnages f‚minins dansant, unsigned, estate stamp verso "J.A. Constantin d'Aix extrait d'un album familial" (L. 5555), collector's mark bottom right for Marie Madeleine Aubrun (1924-1998) (L.3508), ink over pencil on laid paper, collector stamp bottom right, 8-1/8 x 13-1/8 in.; gilt wood frame, French mat; 12-7/8 x 18-1/8 in.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Marie Madeleine Aubrun (1924-1998); Galerie Paul Prout‚, Paris; Collection of Horace Delaroche-Vernet (1866-1931); Collection of Charles Sterling, Curator of Paintings at the Louvre; by descent to Catherine Sterling, Gallerie Estranger, St. Remy de Provence, France, purchased circa 1990s (her label verso); Private Georgia Collection

Condition

light fading, light foxing. some handling grime, pencil inscription right edge, other inscriptions verso; frame with abrasions