04-05-201404-05-2014
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2715BBoston
April 5, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Italian School, 16th Century Adoration of the Magi

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$3,998$3,250
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2715BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 05, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Italian School, 16th Century

Adoration of the Magi
Identified on several labels affixed to the reverse.
Oil on cradled panel, 18 x 21 7/8 in. (55.7 x 46.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Horizontal cracking to panel, retouch, craquelure, surface grime.

N.B. Label on the reverse from a former owner gives the artist as Vincenzo Foppa (1425-1510),purchased from Castano Galleries in Boston in August, 1967, and describes the frame as Northern Italian, c. 1540, purchased from A. Wiggins & Sons, London, September, 1967.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Italian School, Vincenzo Foppa, London, A. Wiggins & Sons