Lot 331
  • 331

Antwerp School, 17th Century

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • the feast of bacchus
  • oil on copper

Provenance

Gregory Collection (according to an inscription on the reverse).

Condition

The sinlge copper panel is flat apart from a slight buckling lower right. The paint surface is secure and under a discoloured varnish. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouchings. Offered in a wood and plaster painted wood frame.
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