$3,690
Continental School, 17th Century Style Pair of Painted Panels: Opulent Fruit Still Life on a Pedestal with Drapery and Classical Ruins and Elaborate Floral Still Life with Trailing Garlands and a Red Parrot Unsigned, numbered "1156" and "4241," respectively, on gummed labels on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 71 3/8 x 25 in. (181.5 x 63.5 cm), in gilded arched frames. Condition: Both lined, with craquelure, scattered retouch, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime; Fruit with canvas deformation; Urn with patch reinforcement to reverse at c.l. edge, probable overcleaning resulting in some loss of detail. Estimate $1,500-2,500 Frame dimensions are 78 3/4 x 28 3/8 inches (200.0 x 72.0 cm). Stretchers also have arched tops. Urn panel inscribed "Panel 1" in pencil on the stretcher. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-10-12
