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Circle of Anton Mirou
(Flemish, born before 1586-died after 1661)
Figures Along the Shore
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Passed
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Size
17 1/4 x 23 inches.
Description
Circle of Anton Mirou
(Flemish, born before 1586-died after 1661)
Figures Along the Shore
oil on panel
no apparent signature, with plaque showing attribution to Josse Momper the Younger (Flemish, 1564-1635), framed.
17 1/4 x 23 inches.
Signature
no apparent signature, with plaque showing attribution to Josse Momper the Younger (Flemish, 1564-1635), framed.
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.