Sale 7409
London
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3 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 5,760
Estimate
Circle of Octavianus Montfort (active 17th Century) Still life with plums, pears, oranges, carnations and butterflies, in a footed bowl on a marble ledge with inscription 'de Pacis' on the backboard black chalk, bodycolour, on vellum 9 3/8 x 13 3/8 (238 x 340 mm.)
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The name Maria de Pacis, inscribed on the frames of this and the following two lots, cannot be connected to a known artist.
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