Lot 93
  • 93

FRENCH, CIRCA 1640-1650PAIR OF MEDALLIONS WITH THE ANNUNCIATION AND WITH THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST |

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
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Description

  • 10 x 10 cm ; 4 x 4 in.
painted enamel on copper on watercolour backgrounds ; in gilt copper frames 

Provenance

Michel Meyer collection, Paris

Condition

The watercolour backgrounds of the two madallion are slightly insolated. A few minor losses are visible to the enamel in some places. On one medallion, a small vertical break is visible to the ground, near Saint John the Baptist's proper right foot. The glasses may have been replaced. The gilt copper frames with wear and minor oxidation.
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