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Creative Works of Art, Design & Interiors (#110463) 02/02/2021 10:00 AM GMT CLOSED

Lot 32 of 475: An 19th Century carved wooden relic featuring oil on porcelain portraits by Jean Auguste Édouard Liénard (French 1779-1848), modelled as a shrine with carved finials and pilasters, the hinged doors decorated with lions heads, which open to reveal four oval portraits of the Italian poets 'Dante', 'Ariosto', 'Tasso' and 'Petrarch', in classical attire, all signed 'J. Liénard', height of each 13cm, total height of relic 64cm. Provenance: portraits verified by the V&A and National Museum

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£750 (6 bids)
Estimate: £800 - £1,200

Creative Works of Art, Design & Interiors (#110463)  02/02/2021 10:00 AM GMT  CLOSED