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LOT 0403
Stained Glass Panel of an Architect Inspecting the Work of Masons
LOW COUNTRIES, CIRCA 1640 A.D.
10 1/2 in. (271 grams, 26.7 cm).
Ellipsoid panel with polychrome scene depicting a standing figure in doublet with broad collar, plain hose and wide-brimmed felt hat, holding a surveying staff and pointing towards a stone in preparation; mason to the rear wearing a soft felt cap with turned brim and with an apron on his waist, using a mallet and chisel to finish a stone block on a bench; second mason kneeling working on a fresh dressed stone with a mallet and bolster; chisels, square and other tools in the foreground, all set in a landscape with building under construction; cracked and repaired, in a lead came with loop to the upper edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection of Henry L Hotellier (1908-1993), and by descent until 2021.
Encheres Cote d'Opal DeBacker Richmond, 22 May 2021, no.263 [Part].
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LOT 0403
Stained Glass Panel of an Architect Inspecting the Work of Masons
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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