Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 336
Λ AN ITALIAN WATERCOLOUR AND CUT-PAPER DEVOTIONAL PICTURE
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £100
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Description
Λ AN ITALIAN WATERCOLOUR AND CUT-PAPER DEVOTIONAL PICTURE
18TH CENTURY
with a central oval portrait of St Augustine of Hippo, with elaborate Rococo decoration, with an eagle on a table, with an oval panel, inscribed 'St Augustinus', in a glazed wood frame (cracked), together with an Italian lacca povera snuff box, painted with figures, with a tortoiseshell lining (2)
17cm (max)
Provenance
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).