05-10-201905-10-2019
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3248BBoston
May 10, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Continental School, 17th Century Portrait of a Gentleman

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$800$650
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3248BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 10, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Continental School, 17th Century

Portrait of a Gentleman
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 in. (107.0 x 86.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, craquelure with areas of lifting, scattered paint losses, surface grime.

Provenance: The estate of Henry D. Childs, Massachusetts and Florida.

N.B. The sitter for this portrait bears a resemblance to Louis XIV.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

The paint losses are mainly confined to the background, excepting one loss of 1/4 inch on the sitter's sleeve. Scattered modern retouch to cover old losses. Frame is inscribed in chalk "late 17th or early 18th c."

Framed dimensions are 48 1/2 x 36 1/2 inches.


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Henry D. Childs