This July’s Old Master &amp; 19th Century Paintings Evening features a wide array of highlights across several centuries and nearly every genre.

Auction Highlights

Journey across centuries and continents in the selection of landscapes and views on offer.

Timeless Vistas

The Medinaceli Vanvitellis

London

This July’s Old Master &amp; 19th Century Paintings Evening auction is led by a wonderful Virgin and Child by Sandro Botticelli and his Studio formerly in the Rothschild collection. Among the many highlights in this sale are a pristinely preserved pair of Venetian views by Antonio Canaletto; a magnificent set of monumental frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo; altarpiece wings by Bartholomäus Zeitblom with unbroken provenance since their moment of creation; a recently rediscovered landscape by Herri met de Bles that was owned and remodelled by Sir Peter Paul Rubens; and a pair of boldly coloured unlined canvases by Cesare Dandini, formerly in the collection of Sir Francis Dashwood. Also featured in this sale is an array of important British paintings, including two rare works by Agostino Brunias and two naval scenes by Richard Paton commemorating King George III’s 1773 review of the British Fleet in Portsmouth harbour. We are also delighted to offer one of Arnold Böcklin’s most powerful compositions, as well as a delicate and refined canvas by Albert Joseph Moore once owned by H.R.H. Princess Mary. <center>PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH</center>

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This July’s Old Master &amp; 19th Century Paintings Evening auction is led by a wonderful Virgin and Child by Sandro Botticelli and his Studio formerly in the Rothschild collection. Among the many highlights in this sale are a pristinely preserved pair of Venetian views by Antonio Canaletto; a magnificent set of monumental frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo; altarpiece wings by Bartholomäus Zeitblom with unbroken provenance since their moment of creation; a recently rediscovered landscape by Herri met de Bles that was owned and remodelled by Sir Peter Paul Rubens; and a pair of boldly coloured unlined canvases by Cesare Dandini, formerly in the collection of Sir Francis Dashwood. Also featured in this sale is an array of important British paintings, including two rare works by Agostino Brunias and two naval scenes by Richard Paton commemorating King George III’s 1773 review of the British Fleet in Portsmouth harbour. We are also delighted to offer one of Arnold Böcklin’s most powerful compositions, as well as a delicate and refined canvas by Albert Joseph Moore once owned by H.R.H. Princess Mary.

Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction