Lot Essay
The offered lot was commissioned by the Strafforello family as a remembrance of their town of Port Maurice, near Genoa, when they moved to Marseilles, France
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A panoramic view of Port Maurice, with elegant couples promenading in the foreground
Details
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
A panoramic view of Port Maurice, with elegant couples promenading in the foreground
inscribed 'Prospectus Orientalis/Prospectus Occidentall Civitatis Portomauritius'
oil on canvas made up into a seven panel folding screen
105 x 36½in. (266.7 x 92.7cm.)
105 x 26in. (266.7 x 66cm.)
105 x 38½in. (266.7 x 97.8cm.)
105 x 38½in. (266.7 x 97.8cm.)
105 x 40in. (266.7 x 101.6cm.)
105 x 36½in. (266.7 x 92.7cm.)
105 x 32½in. (266.7 x 82.6cm.)
A panoramic view of Port Maurice, with elegant couples promenading in the foreground
inscribed 'Prospectus Orientalis/Prospectus Occidentall Civitatis Portomauritius'
oil on canvas made up into a seven panel folding screen
105 x 36½in. (266.7 x 92.7cm.)
105 x 26in. (266.7 x 66cm.)
105 x 38½in. (266.7 x 97.8cm.)
105 x 38½in. (266.7 x 97.8cm.)
105 x 40in. (266.7 x 101.6cm.)
105 x 36½in. (266.7 x 92.7cm.)
105 x 32½in. (266.7 x 82.6cm.)
Provenance
Catherine, Baroness d'Erlanger.
The Duke D'Oleon, Chateau D'Olean, France.
The Strafforello Family, Port Maurice.
The Duke D'Oleon, Chateau D'Olean, France.
The Strafforello Family, Port Maurice.
Literature
Anonymous. 'They Live in an ex-Movie Studio'. Vogue, April 15, 1957, p. 124.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 108.
Venant, Elizabeth. 'One Man's Magic'. Connoisseur, December 1990, p. 135.
Shanahan, Ellen Rome. 'Tony Duquette'. Venice Magazine, May 1995, p. 68.
Geran, Monica. 'Anthony Michael Duquette'. Interior Design, December 1997, p. 13.
Geran, Monica. 'Fantasia: The matchlessly magic, fabulous, and forever timeless creations of California designer Tony Duquette'. Interior Design, April 1999, p. 199.
Doonan, Simon. 'Is Tony Duquette Bonkers?'. Nest, Summer 1999, p. 102.
Lee, Sarah Tomerlin. 'Here Enter The House of a Magician'. House Beautiful, June 1965, p. 108.
Venant, Elizabeth. 'One Man's Magic'. Connoisseur, December 1990, p. 135.
Shanahan, Ellen Rome. 'Tony Duquette'. Venice Magazine, May 1995, p. 68.
Geran, Monica. 'Anthony Michael Duquette'. Interior Design, December 1997, p. 13.
Geran, Monica. 'Fantasia: The matchlessly magic, fabulous, and forever timeless creations of California designer Tony Duquette'. Interior Design, April 1999, p. 199.
Doonan, Simon. 'Is Tony Duquette Bonkers?'. Nest, Summer 1999, p. 102.