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LOT 2012
Drawing of Flowers for 'Marie'
FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16 grams, 34.4 x 24.4 cm).
Line drawing on paper, graphite shading; applied rectangular cartouche with six rectangular red-inked blocks, ornate yellow capitals spelling the name 'marie' each with a hatched field and floral detailing; unsigned. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA, formed in the 1980s.
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Opening Bid: £75
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Cretan Wooden Icon of the Raising of Lazarus
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Opening Bid: £3,500
Painted on a wooden board with gessoed surface, detailed scene of Christ beside an open tomb and Lazarus arising from his coffin, surrounded by onlookers in a landscape; red legend to upper edge 'HEΓ[EPCIC TOY] ΛAZA[POY]; edges chipped and worn. 2.3 kg, 37 x 45 cm
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