Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO GUARDI | Venice, a view of the Piazza San Marco; and a view of San Giorgio Maggiore
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May 7, 02:43 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 GBP
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FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO GUARDI
VENICE, A VIEW OF THE PIAZZA SAN MARCO; AND A VIEW OF SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE
a pair, both oil on oak panel
unframed the former: 23.6 x 33.7 cm.; 9¼ x 13¼ in.; unframed the latter: 23.1 x 33.7 cm.; 9⅛ x 13¼ in.
framed each: 31 x 40 cm.; 12 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.
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Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928), 19 Portman Square, London, by 1921, as hanging in the Dining Room (as Guardi);
With Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London, by 1947 (as Guardi);
By whom sold to The Hon. Olive, Lady Baillie (1899-1974), Leeds Castle, Kent, on 19 July 1948;
Thence by descent, until anonymously sold ('The Property of an English Private Collector'), London, Sotheby's, 6 July 2017, lot 173.
H. Yates Thompson, An illustrated catalogue of pictures and portraits now at 19 Portman Square, London 1921, p. 12, reproduced plates XIII and XIV (as Guardi).