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Allegory of the Arts: Music, Painting, Dance and Geography - a set of overdoors
Details
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Allegory of the Arts: Music, Painting, Dance and Geography - a set of overdoors
the fourth signed 'L · E · Fecit' (lower right)
oil on canvas, shaped
37 x 70¼ in. (94 x 178.4 cm.)
a set of four (4)
Allegory of the Arts: Music, Painting, Dance and Geography - a set of overdoors
the fourth signed 'L · E · Fecit' (lower right)
oil on canvas, shaped
37 x 70¼ in. (94 x 178.4 cm.)
a set of four (4)
Provenance
Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt. (1850-1912), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, in the Grand Hall, by whom bequeathed, with a life interest to his widow, Alice, Lady Wernher, subsequently Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), to their son Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, in the Hall, and by descent; Christie's, London, 5 July 2000, lot 83, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Luton Hoo Inventory, 1913, p. 29, no. 127 (the set of four), in the Grand Hall.
Luton Hoo Inventory, 1949, p. 3 (the set of four), in the Hall.
Luton Hoo Inventory, 1949, p. 3 (the set of four), in the Hall.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Sale room notice
Please note that canvases have been made up on all four sides.