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Circle of Mathys Schoevaerdts
(Flemish, 1665-1723)
Capriccio with Figures
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$400
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Size
9 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches.
Description
Circle of Mathys Schoevaerdts
(Flemish, 1665-1723)
Capriccio with Figures
oil on panel
no apparent signature, in a gilt cove frame
9 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches.
Condition
In generally good overall condition apart from areas of uneven/residual varnish; there is some generally slight scattered retouching and some abrasions to panel, along with some rubbing of surface from the frame, notable at lower left. Craquelure commensurate with age present throughout. Accretion present on board at upper left. Small loss to paint present at lower left. Under UV a heavy varnish over foreground inhibits thorough read. Please see specialist photos for details
Signature
no apparent signature, in a gilt cove frame
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.