The auction offers paintings by old masters. The sale features painters such as Jacob More, Joos de Momper II, Ambrosius Bosschaert II, and the circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens among others.What: Auction of Paintings by Old MastersWhere: Christie’s, 8 King St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6QT, UKWhen: December 9, 10.30amPublic Viewing: December 3-4, 12pm-5pm, December 5-7, 9am-4:30pm, December 6, 9am-8pm, December 8, 9am-3pmTop Lots of the Sale:* A group portrait of four Venetian senators, bust-length, oil on canvas, by Domenico Tintoretto (Venice 1560-1635). Estimate: GB£ 80,000 - GB£ 120,000 (US$ 101,920 - US$ 152,880)* “Christ on the Road to Calvary,” oil on canvas, by Scipione Pulzone (Gaeta 1544-1598 Rome). Estimate: GB£ 80,000 - GB£ 120,000 (US$ 101,920 - US$ 152,880)* “Bourne Park, near Canterbury, Kent,” oil on canvas, by Richard Wilson, R. A. (Penegoes 1713/14-1782 Colomendy). Estimate: GB£ 70,000 - GB£ 100,000 (US$ 89,180 - US$ 127,400)* “Fruit in a Wan-li kraak dish and shells on a ledge with a lizard,” oil on panel, by Ambrosius Bosschaert II (Arnemuiden 1609-1645 Utrecht). Estimate: GB£ 70,000 - GB£ 100,000 (US$ 89,180 - US$ 127,400)* “The Judgement of Paris,” 1705, oil on panel, by Willem van Mieris (Leiden 1662-1747). Estimate: GB£ 60,000 - GB£ 80,000 (US$ 76,440 - US$ 101,920)* “The Trinity,” on gold ground panel, pointed top, by The Master of the Misericordia (Florence active second half of the 14th century). Estimate: GB£ 20,000 - GB£ 30,000 (US$ 25,480 - US$ 38,220)* “A coastal landscape with fishermen with their catch by the Tomb of Scipio,” oil on panel, by Joos de Momper II (Antwerp 1564-1635) and Attributed to Jan Brueghel I (Brussels 1568-1625 Antwerp). Estimate: GB£ 60,000 - GB£ 80,000 (US$ 76,440 - US$ 101,920)* “A wooded landscape with figures resting by a path, villages in the mountains beyond,” oil on panel, by Joos de Momper II (Antwerp 1564-1635) and Attributed to Jan Brueghel I (Brussels 1568-1625 Antwerp). Estimate: GB£ 60,000 - GB£ 80,000 (US$ 76,440 - US$ 101,920)* “Portrait of Giulia Ruini Musotti,” three-quarter-length, in a red brocade gown with a winged collar and attached open-fronted reticella ruff, with her dog, oil on canvas, by Florentine School, circa 1600. Estimate: GB£ 60,000 - GB£ 80,000 (US$ 76,440 - US$ 101,920)* The Campagna viewed from the North, with Rome in the distance and figures in the foreground; and The Falls at Tivoli and the Villa of Maecenas, with figures in the foreground, oil on canvas, by Jacob More (Edinburgh 1740-1793 Rome). Estimate: GB£ 60,000 - GB£ 80,000 (US$ 76,440 - US$ 101,920)For details, visit: http://www.christies.com/salelanding/index.aspx?lid=1&intsaleid=26007&saletitle=Click on the slideshow for top lots of the sale.
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