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Sir James Lawton Wingate, P.R.S.A. (1846-1924)
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Sir James Lawton Wingate, P.R.S.A. (1846-1924)

Villa Limonaia from Villa Ombrellino, Bellosguardo, near Florence

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Sir James Lawton Wingate, P.R.S.A. (1846-1924)
Villa Limonaia from Villa Ombrellino, Bellosguardo, near Florence
signed and dated 'Wingate 1868' (lower left) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'View from Bello Squarda Gallilei's house near Florence, Italy by James L. Wingate A.R.A. 1868' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
27¾ x 49¾ in. (70.5 x 126.4 cm.)
Provenance
With The Fine Art Society, London.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Villa Ombrellino derived its name from an umbrella-shaped pergola, erected on its terrace by Countess Teresa Spinelli Albizi who acquired the villa in 1815. With its commanding views of Florence, the house, which had previously been known as the Villa di Bellosguardo, had a list of distinguished residents: Galileo, for example, lived there from 1617 to 1631. In the twentieth century the villa belonged to Alice Keppel, mistress of King Edward VII, and her daughter, Violet Trefusis, who was an intimate friend of Vita Sackville-West.

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