Estimate: $400 - $600
Price Realized: $432 Includes buyer's premium
A collection of four Grand Tour period oval miniature bust portraits of prominent Old Master painters including Leonardo da Vinci, Peter Paul Rubens, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo executed in oil on paper board after seventeenth-century models, each historic figure rendered in a three-quarter or profile view against a darkened, atmospheric background
oil on paperboard
each: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches
The Estate of Janice and Donald Rosenthal
Good overall condition, localized superficial surface abrasions and fine craquelure consistent with age, and a generalized yellowing or darkening to the protective varnish coat across all four panels
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
unframed
