Lot 405
  • 405

Italian School, 17th Century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • a flower garland of tulips, daffodils, irises, carnations, forget-me-nots, morning glory and other flowers
  • bears signature and date lower right: Anna Stangui. fecit Rome. 1643
  • oil on canvas, a fragment

Literature

Alberto Cottino, Natura Silente, Turin 2007, p. 46, reproduced plate 30.

Condition

The canvas has been relined. The paint surface has been recently cleaned. There are some areas of abrasion, particularly in the background. There are some scattered retouchings. Offered in a wood and plaster guilt frame in fair condition.
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