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Fine objects from private and institutional collections, including property deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund. Five-piece bedroom suite signed François Linke, a fine collection of Old Master drawings including Hubert Robert, Servandoni, Chaix, Amand, a follower of Redouté, twelve botanical watercolors by Alexandre Descubes, fine art by or attributed to Pierre Mignard, Tobias Stranover, Jules Breton, and Julius Paulsen, as well as fine British and Continental silver.
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Lot 97

Six Framed Alexandre Descubes Botanical Watercolors

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$750

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

(Mauritian, 1850-1920)

illustrations of botanicals with annotations, signed "A Descubes", watercolor and pencil on wove paper, varying sizes approximately 17-1/8 x 8-3/4 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 25-3/4 x 18-1/4 x 1-1/8 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Ocala, Florida

Condition

all floated, varying degrees of light toning, some creases, handling smudges, one loose from mount partially, not removed from frames; frames with abrasions

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Private Collection, Ocala, Florida