$875
Dutch School, 17th Century Five Oval Miniature Portraits of Men in Falling Band Collars, One Pointing to a Scroll Unsigned. All oil on copper, sizes to 5 x 4 1/8 in. (13.0 x 10.5 cm), four unframed, one in an oval wood frame. Condition: Minor paint losses, abrasions, craquelure, one with a small hole filled in at u.c. edge. N.B. The painting of the scholar pointing to a scroll (perhaps a Hebrew scroll) is more elaborately rendered and includes both of the sitter's hands and also a suggestion of a library in the background. Provenance: The estate of George Way. Estimate $300-500 Man with scroll has areas of paint loss along edge and top area; all with slight and scattered abrasions, craquelure. One with small hanging hole filled near top. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-20
