Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors
Auction Closed
January 25, 03:59 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
MANNER OF JACQUES-BARTHÉLEMY DELAMARRE
late 18th century
POODLE ON TABLE WITH WRITING INSTRUMENTS
inscribed Monsieur Seriz / Nolaise Royal / Rue du Pont de La** (lower left); indistinctly initialed (lower right)
oil on canvas
9 ½ by 12 ½ in.; 24.1 by 31.8 cm
The present lot is derived from a composition by the eighteenth century painter Jacques-Barthélemy Delamarre, who is believed to have painted works very similar to this of Marie Antoinette's dogs. The dog's actual miniature size is demonstrated by the quill.