February 24, 2022 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
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.
