$600
Continental School, 19th/20th Century Bust-length Portrait of a Lady Unsigned, inscribed in ink "Carolus Durand" on the reverse, inscribed "Durand" in pencil and with a label from James Bourlet & Sons, Ltd. (London), affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 30 3/8 x 25 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Retouch, patch reinforcements, paint loss, abrasions, surface grime. N.B. A well-known London firm of looking glass and picture frame manufacturers, James Bourlet was founded in 1850 by patriarch Arthur James Bourlet (c. 1828-1895). In 1896, the firm became James Bourlet & Sons, and then operated as Bourlet & Sons, Ltd., between 1911 and 1983.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-04-17