Circle of Balthasar Denner

Lot Details

Lot 512
Circle of Balthasar Denner
Portrait of Katherine Fitzgerald, Countess of Desmond
Oil on canvas
18 5/8 x 15 inches (47.3 cm x 38.1 cm)
Provenance:
Alexander James Beresford Hope, Bedgebury Park, Kent, a kinsman of the lady depicted
Mr. Barham
Mrs J. W. Lowther
Private collection, New York
Katherine Fitzgerald, Countess of Desmond (ca. 1504-1604), was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman noted for her longevity, which was given in various accounts as 100, 114 and 140. She is said to have died as the result of a fall from a tree.


C Property from the Collection of Alvin and Arlene Greenbaum

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000
Sold for $3,150 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Glue relined. Dense old arnish layer allows little to be seen under UV light. Some shadows and contours appear to been reinforced.


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Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000
Sold for $3,150 (includes buyer's premium)

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Old Master Paintings & Drawings / English & Continental Decorative Arts

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