ID 991638
Lot 22 | VINCENZO LEONARDI (ROME 1589/1590-1646)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
Three citron-lemons (Citrus limonimedica) attached to a twig, and one cut open
inscribed with letters ‘HH’ (lower centre)
black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour
36.4 x 27cm (14 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), Rome; by descent to his brother,
Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo (1606-1689); by descent to his grandson, from whom acquired by
Pope Clement XI (1649-1721), Rome; from whom acquired by his nephew in 1714,
Cardinal Alessandro Albani (1692-1779), Rome; from whom acquired in 1762 by
King George III (1738-1820); since 1823 in the Royal Library, at Windsor Castle, until sold from the Dal Pozzo collection by the Royal Librarian, Sir John Fortescue (1859-1933) to
Jacob Mendelson (died 1970), London; where acquired in the late 1930s by
James R. Herbert Boone (1899-1983), New York; Sotheby’s, New York, 16-17 September 1988, lot 152.
Literature
D. Freedberg and E. Baldini, The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. A Catalogue Raisonné. Series B. Natural History. Part One. Citrus Fuit, London, 1997, no. 47, ill.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Chalk, Painted, Watercolor |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Applied technique: | Chalk, Painted, Watercolor |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Address of auction |
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