Description:
Continental School, 19th Century
Portrait of a Renaissance-period Scholar. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
N.B. This portrait has the unusual feature of the side view of a secondary figure along the upper left edge of the composition.
Estimate $300-400
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Stuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.