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313 - 17th century Italian School Head of a laughing manoil on paper laid down on wood30 x 22cm, in a con...

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17th century Italian School
Head of a laughing man
oil on paper laid down on wood
30 x 22cm, in a contemporary gilded wood frame.
Provenance: Private collection Surrey.

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Oil on wooden panel showing some slight uneveness of surface, and with fine lines of craquelure running throughout, looks to have been cleaned relatively recently, signs of overpainting running around the left of the face, housed in an old giltwood frame.

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Auction Date:

14th Mar 23 at 9:30am GMT