February 24, 2022 10:00 EST

The Gilded Age

 
  Lot 5
 

5

A Group of Six Framed Sets of Italian Plaster Intaglio Impressions
19th century

Comprising five frames with seventy-five plaster intaglios depicting European royal figures, each figure identified, mounted against navy fabric and presented in modern gilt frames; and one frame with twenty-five plaster intaglios of classical subjects, mounted to dark green fabric and presented in a modern parcel gilt frame. (6).

H: 14 3/4, W: 13 in. (larger frame, single); H: 12 3/4, W: 14 in. (smaller frames, group of five)

Provenance

Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine.

Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000


 

Comprising five frames with seventy-five plaster intaglios depicting European royal figures, each figure identified, mounted against navy fabric and presented in modern gilt frames; and one frame with twenty-five plaster intaglios of classical subjects, mounted to dark green fabric and presented in a modern parcel gilt frame. (6).

Provenance

Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine.

Note

The consignor's colonial style home, Glen Cree, was featured in the magazine Colonial Homes, November-December 1985, and much of the collection was photographed.

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