ID 1086633
Lot 11 | GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)
Valeur estimée
£ 8 000 000 – 12 000 000
Venice: The Mouth of the Grand Canal from the East; and The Molo, with the Piazzetta and the Doge’s Palace, from the Bacino
oil on canvas
the original painted surfaces 18 ½ x 30 7⁄8 in. (47 x 78.4 cm.); and 18 ½ x 30 5⁄8 in. (47.1 x 77.7 cm.); the stretchers: 18 ¾ x 31 in (47.6 x 78.7cm.); and 19 x 31 ¼ in. (48.3 x 79.3 cm.)
(2)a pair
Provenance
(Possibly) Commissioned in 1733 by Elizabeth, Countess of Essex (d. 1784) and by inheritance to her son,
William Anne, 4th Earl of Essex (1732-1799); Christie’s, London, 31 January 1777, lot 32 or 58, or 1 February 1777, lot 27.
(Possibly) James George Henry Glass, C.I.E. (1843-1911), The Canons, Mitcham, and by descent to his son,
Donald James Cumberlege Glass (1881-1944), Ringmer Park, Lewes, Sussex, by 1939, and by inheritance to the present owner.
| Artiste: | Canaletto (1697 - 1768) |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures |
| Artiste: | Canaletto (1697 - 1768) |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | ||
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