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Ottavio Mario Leoni
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Ottavio Mario Leoni
- Portrait of Cardinal Cesarino, bust-length
- inscribed Carde Cesarino upper right, inscribed 380 settembre lower left, dated 1627 lower center and stamped with the Lempereur collector's mark and inscribed in pencil 58 lower right
- red, black and white chalk on blue paper mounted on another sheet
- 9 by 6 1/2 in.
- 22.8 by 16.5 cm
Together with JOHANN PAUL SCHOR, Two Designs for the back of a coach, inscribed numero 2 and numero 3, pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk and pencil on paper laid down on another sheet. 2 works.
Provenance
Leoni: (Probably) Ottavio Leoni
by descent to his son Ippolito Leoni
(Probably) Cardinal Scipione Borghese
(Probably) Prince Marcantonio Borghese, 1642 (according to Giovanni Baglione)
Jean-David Lempereur (Lugt 1740)
Carl Winter
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 5, 1977, lot 3
Somerville and Simpson, London, June 1978
by descent to his son Ippolito Leoni
(Probably) Cardinal Scipione Borghese
(Probably) Prince Marcantonio Borghese, 1642 (according to Giovanni Baglione)
Jean-David Lempereur (Lugt 1740)
Carl Winter
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 5, 1977, lot 3
Somerville and Simpson, London, June 1978
Condition
LEONI:
Full sheet is 11 by 8 1/8 in. (28 by 20.5 cm). Black, red and white chalk on blue paper mounted on another sheet. The sheet is hinged in two places along the top edge. Minor rippling and handling creases. Surface dirt, especially at the extreme edges, and scattered spots of discoloration and foxing across the sheet.
SCHOR:
the first: 6 1/2 by 7 1/2 in.; the second: 6 1/2 by 4 in. (16.5 by 10 cm)
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk and pencil on paper laid down on another sheet. There is a horizontal crease through the center of each work. Each sheet with inherent paper creases, especially around the putti at left. Surface dirt and sports of discoloration and minor scattered foxing throughout.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.