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Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
- Portrait of a lady, aged 78, three-quarter length, seated, with ruff and bonnet
- signed, inscribed and dated upper right: AEtatis. 78 / A.o 1633. / M.Miereveld.
inventory number 435 on a label affixed to the reverse. - oil on panel
Provenance
The Royal House of Hanover;
Thence by descent to Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg;
His sale, Munich, Schloss Marienburg, Sotheby's, 5 October 2005, lot 154;
With the Weiss Gallery, London;
Private collection, California;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
Thence by descent to Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg;
His sale, Munich, Schloss Marienburg, Sotheby's, 5 October 2005, lot 154;
With the Weiss Gallery, London;
Private collection, California;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
Literature
J. Reimuers, Katalog der zur Fideikommiss-Galerie des Gesamthauses Braunschweig und Lüneburg: gehörigen Sammlung von Gemälden und Skulpturen im Provinzial-Museum, Hanover 1905, p. 84, cat. no. 236.
Condition
The painting is executed on three pieces of wood which are brought together by two vertical joins. The reverse of the panel is cradled, flat, stable, and beveled. Overall this picture presents well to the naked eye. It appears to have been cleaned in the past few years and could probably be hung in its current state. UV light reveals small scattered but cosmetic retouches in the sitters forehead, cheeks, lips and jaw line as well as in her ruff collar. Small retouches, as expected, are found along the two vertical joins though these are extremely minimal other small retouches are found in the sitters forearm and along the book at lower left. Painting is in a black ebonized frame with gold liner.
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.
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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.