Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 5th September 2023
Lot 187
Peter Le Cave (act.1790-1810)
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £200
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Description
Peter Le Cave (act.1790-1810)
Study of a boy eating from a bowl
Pencil
22.6 x 12.4cm; 9 x 5in
Unframed
Together with Dutch School 17th Century; Study of a peasant; Pencil and brown wash; 21 x 18.1cm; 8¼ x 7¼in; Unframed; French School 18th Century; Two putti in a clam shell; Pencil and black chalk; 13.4 x 19.4cm; 5¼ x 7¾in; Unframed; and French School c.1800; Study of a grotto; red chalk; 32.1 x 23cm; 12½ x 9in; Unframed (4)
Provenance:
Le Cave with Mendelssohn, Tottenham Court Road, 1936;
Property of a former museum keeper, collected between the 1930s and 1970s