PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 16TH CENTURY | LITANY OF THE SAINTS
Lot Closed
October 30, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 16TH CENTURY
LITANY OF THE SAINTS
Gouache heightened with gold on vellum;
extensively inscribed throughout with the names of the Saints depicted and inscribed within a decorative cartouche, centre: OMNES SANCTI / ET SANCTAE DEI / INTER, PRO NOBIS
140 by 108 mm
The Marchioness of Graham, Easton Park,
her sale, London, Christie’s, 23 May 1919, lot 20 (as Giulio Clovio);
Mrs. Benjamin Thaw,
by whom sold, New York, American Art Association, 21 April 1934, lot 103 (as Giulio Clovio),
where acquired by the late owner
Sold in an Italian Renaissance style, pietra dura inlaid, ebony tabernacle frame.