Chinese School, early 19th Century
An Emperor in a Pavilion with Courtiers
Sale 1308 - Palm Beach Treasures, Including the William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill Collection
Mar 29, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Palm Beach
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $9,525
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Chinese School, early 19th Century
An Emperor in a Pavilion with Courtiers
oil on canvas
27 x 40 inches.
This lot is located in Palm Beach.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill
Condition Report
Framed: 28 1/2 x 41 1/4 inches.
The canvas is lined with an old lining. Some mold on the reverse of canvas. An L-shaped unrepaired tear at lower left corner, edges of the tear are detaching from lining. Another repaired tear right below that. An old repair at upper center. Fine craquelure through the sky. Soiled varnish overall. Under UV light: inpainting visible on the repair at upper center. Older inpainting in the dark greens at lower edge and in the greenery at upper left.
The canvas is lined with an old lining. Some mold on the reverse of canvas. An L-shaped unrepaired tear at lower left corner, edges of the tear are detaching from lining. Another repaired tear right below that. An old repair at upper center. Fine craquelure through the sky. Soiled varnish overall. Under UV light: inpainting visible on the repair at upper center. Older inpainting in the dark greens at lower edge and in the greenery at upper left.
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