Lot 54
  • 54

Manner of Francesco Guardi

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Manner of Francesco Guardi
  • Venice, a view of the Grand Canal, looking east, the Church of San Stae on the right
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945), Crewe House, Curzon Street London;
Thence by descent.

Literature

Crewe House, London, Inventory, 1913, Vol. 1, p.39, in the Boudoir.

Condition

The small canvas is unlined, the paint surface is stable with a dirty varnish. There are no major damages, and there is very little restoration bar a thin band around the very edge of the canvas to cover some frame abrasion. In good condition.
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