Description:
Austrian School, 19th Century
Czernowitz
Signed indistinctly "G. Schw..." on mat l.r., titled on a presentation plaque.
Gouache on paper, 7 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (19.6 x 25.7 cm),framed under glass.
Condition: Paper is affixed to hand colored paper mat at four corners with full sheet in view, small tears and creases to paper mat, not examined out of frame.
N.B. Czernowitz is located in what is now Western Ukraine. Until 1775, the city was part of the Principality of Moldavia, then entered a period of renewed growth when it was annexed by the Habsburg Empire that year.
Estimate $300-500
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UkraineStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
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Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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