OMNP previews selected lots from Sotheby’s London sale of lower priced Old Master and British paintings on Thursday, October 30th. Lack of expertise notwithstanding, many of the chosen lots below retain the quality of their higher priced contemporaries. OMNP is steadily intrigued by quality, anonymous works that are given vague labelings such as “Flemish School” (lot 236), “Mantuan School” (lot 206), or “Tuscan School” (lot 208). These are works that are prime candidates for their attributions being overturned.
Lot 109
PIETRO GRAZIANI
ACTIVE IN NAPLES DURING THE 18TH CENTURY
A LANDSCAPE WITH A CAVALRY SKIRMISH BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND TURKS
Estimate: £5,000—7,000 GBP
Lot 117
FRENCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
SAINT SEBASTIAN
Estimate: £5,000—7,000 GBP
Lot 122
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
A CLASSICAL SUBJECT, PROBABLY PSYCHE IMPLORING THE HELP OF CERES AND JUNO
Estimate: £4,000—6,000 GBP
Lot 137
ADOLPHE-PIERRE LELEUX
PARIS 1812-1891
A VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF A MUSEUM
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 GBP
Lot 152
FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS BOUCHER
AN ALLEGORY OF THE FINE ARTS
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 GBP
Lot 173
MANNER OF FRANCESCO GUARDI
VENICE, THE PROCESSION OF THE CORPUS DOMINI THROUGH ST MARK’S SQUARE
Estimate: £10,000—15,000 GBP
Lot 206
MANTUAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY
A CLASSICAL SCENE, POSSIBLY DEPICTING THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE, WITH AN ARMY BEYOND
Estimate: £4,000—6,000 GBP
Lot 208
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TUSCAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY
A CARMELITE NUN GUIDED BY AN ANGEL
Estimate: £3,000—5,000 GBP
Lot 224
SOUTH GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1500
THE HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, TWO ANGELS AND DONORS
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 GBP
Lot 236
FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
THE PENITENT MAGADALEN WITH PUTTI BEARING THE SYMBOLS OF THE PASSION
Estimate: £4,000—6,000 GBP
Lot 238
THE PROPERTY OF A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
– AFTER SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK
CHRIST CARRYING THE CROSS
Estimate: £5,000—8,000 GBP
Lot 239
FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
AN ALLEGORY WITH A YOUNG NOBLEMAN TORN BETWEEN PHILSOPHY AND EARTHLY VANITIES, POSSIBLY THE YOUNG HERCULES AT THE CROSS-ROADS
Estimate: £4,000—6,000 GBP
Lot 245
FOLLOWER OF JAN VAN KESSEL
A CONCERT OF BIRDS
Estimate: £10,000—15,000 GBP
Lot 250
THE PROPERTY OF A FAMILY
FOLLOWER OF GABRIEL METSU
AN ELEGANT COUPLE PLAYING CARDS
Estimate: £5,000—7,000 GBP
Lot 274
CIRCLE OF CARLO FRANCESCO NUVOLONE
AN ANGEL HOLDING A PAPAL TIARA
Estimate: £3,000—4,000 GBP
Lot 294
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
JAN VAN DER BENT
AMSTERDAM CIRCA 1650 – 1690
TRAVELLERS WITH A HORSE AND CART PASSING THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE
Estimate: £3,000—4,000 GBP
Lot 337
FRENCH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
A SCENE FROM ROMAN HISTORY
Estimate: £4,000—6,000 GBP
Lot 374
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN
Estimate: £2,000—3,000 GBP
Lot 403
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH;
ABIGAIL BEFORE DAVID
Estimate: £3,000—5,000 GBP