Sunday, July 24, 2022
LOT #200

Unknown Artist (Continental School, 19th Century) "Caught in the Act" Oil on Panel

Undated, unsigned, titled on reverse, depicting a young monk with his female consort discovered together in the night, having information labels on reverse; in a gilt gesso and wood frame having floral motif

Estimate: $400 - $600

Hammer Price: $200

Provenance: Attilio Simonetti, Rome

Dimensions: Height: 17 inches, Width: 13 1/2 inches (sight); Frame Height: 25 inches, Frame Width: 21 inches

Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; minor vertical stress crack following wood grain; areas of craquelure without cupping or lifting; minor dents / scuffs that do not result in pigment loss, lower right and lower left quadrants; light dirt accumulation; very light wear to frame

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame(s)

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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