Sale 5660
London, South Kensington
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30 October 2014
Price realised
GBP 9,375
Estimate
Candido Vitali (Bologna 1680-1753) Two dogs, a brace of woodcock, a monkey holding a bunch of grapes, with flowers and grapes in a copper urn, in a landscape signed with initial 'V...' (centre, on the collar) oil on canvas 28 3/8 x 33 5/8 in. (72 x 85.1 cm.)
Provenance
Candido Vitali (Bologna 1680-1753)
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