Lot 492
  • 492

Attributed to Antoine Pesne Paris 1683 - 1757 Berlin

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Antoine Pesne
  • Elegant figures dining in a garden setting
  • oil on canvas

Condition

The canvas has a steady relining. The paint surface is in a generally good condition. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals extensive localised retouchings throughout. The painting is ready to hang and is offered in a later wooden gilt frame in reasonable condition.
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Catalogue Note

Another version of this composition, of horizontal rather than vertical format and without the arched trellis, but otherwise differing only in minor details, was sold Paris, Etude Tajan, 12 June 1995, lot 74, and was attributed to Etienne Jeurat.