Lot Essay
The signature indicates that these reverse-glass paintings were probably executed by Anna Maria Pfyffer von Altishofen (d. 1757), née Sonnenberg, a portrait of whom is offered in this sale, lot 332.
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BY A.M.F. PFYFER DE SONNENB, DATED 1724
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A PAIR OF SWISS REVERSE-GLASS PAINTINGS
BY A.M.F. PFYFER DE SONNENB, DATED 1724
One depicting Suzanna and the Elders, the other an interior scene, the first signed 'An: Mar: Fr: De Sonnenb: 1724'; the other 'An: Mar: Franc: Pfyfer De Sonnenb: 1724, each inscribed in pencil to the reverse, in early 18th-century giltwood frames, one glass broken
14¾ in. (37½ cm.) high; one 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; the other 18 in. (46 cm.) wide (2)
BY A.M.F. PFYFER DE SONNENB, DATED 1724
One depicting Suzanna and the Elders, the other an interior scene, the first signed 'An: Mar: Fr: De Sonnenb: 1724'; the other 'An: Mar: Franc: Pfyfer De Sonnenb: 1724, each inscribed in pencil to the reverse, in early 18th-century giltwood frames, one glass broken
14¾ in. (37½ cm.) high; one 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; the other 18 in. (46 cm.) wide (2)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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