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Backgammon players, inspired by David Teniers the Younger. Miniature on ivory framed (gilt bronze, metal, glass, textile); signed (Dupre). 19th century. Miniature showing an interior with a series of humble social class figures. In the centre of the composition are the backgammon players, accompanied by various objects and other figures. In the lower right corner, there is a signature (“Dupre”; perhaps Léon-Victor Dupré, a French artist who was born in Limoges in 1816 and died in Paris in 1879, known for his landscapes and a disciple of his brother Jules Dupré, he was part of the Barbizon School). The gilt bronze frame features classically influenced banded decoration on the front, an openwork ribbon trim on the top, and pieces on the back that allow it to be placed on a flat surface or hung. Compare this with the painting attributed to David Teniers the Younger in the National Gallery in London, entitled Backgammon Players and probably executed between 1640 and 1645; and, above all, with the one in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, attributed to the same master and dated between 1635 and 1637, also entitled Backgammon Players.
· Size: 11,5x6x11,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0528
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Cupid. Enameled porcelain. Possibly Meissen, 19th century. With sticker on the base. Has restorations. Porcelain figurine with an oval, gilded base on which Cupid is shown lying down, characterised as usual by his wings, bow and quiver of arrows. He also carries a torch and is shown with a garland of leaves. The piece bears strong similarities to figures found on Meissen clocks dating from the 19th century. VL Veneziani was a shop with its main office on Via Frattina in Rome (and another shop on Via Gregoriana) specialising in selling antique and antique-style paintings, furniture and porcelain. Works related to this trade are held in various private collections and in the Fondazione Federico Zeri of the University of Bologna.
· Size: 19x13x20 cms. s/base: 19x12x17 cms
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Ref.: ZF0910
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Saint Anne teaching the Virgin to read. Oil on copper. Spanish school, 18th century. Small copper depicting Saint Anne seated, with a book on her knees, and accompanied by the Virgin Mary as a child and an angel at her side. In the background we can see a fragment of curtains and a bit of architecture. Both iconographically and stylistically, this is a frequent theme in Christian European art, with some Italian influence and a composition common in works from the Spanish school.
· Size: 10,5x2,5x11,5 / int: 6,5 x 7,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1294
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Heraldic shield. Oil on canvas. TORRES, A. Spanish School, 1856. Signed and dated. This work shows a heraldic shield on a blue background with different shades, on an oval framed support. The central (and only) element of the composition consists of a crest with a helmet with gold bars and four feathers, and a quartered shield. Towards the lower right area, there is a signature (A. Torres) and a date (1856). First quarter, cut, with a bird (possibly a sable eagle) with wings displayed and spread over gold, and, below, in green, a gold band crossed between the mouths of two azure serpents (recalling the well-known “band of Castile”), on gules. In the second quarter, twelve eight-pointed gold stars in three columns, on a divided field in sable and silver. In the third, on gules, gold chains around three crossed gold bands. In the fourth, six gold crescents on azure. Around both elements, and joining them, there is a symmetrical composition of architectural elements, plants and scrolls, with a clear classicist influence and with some reminiscence of works from the Spanish Renaissance.
· Size: 46x4,5x58 cms. int: 36x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1118
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“Madrid, a jug stand on the San Isidro meadow”. Framed engraving. LIZCANO MONEDERO, Ángel (1846-1929). This engraving was published in 1880 in La Ilustración Española y Americana. Ángel Lizcano was a Spanish painter and illustrator who began his training at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, as well as making copies of works from both the Museo del Prado and those of his contemporaries (Leonardo Alenza, etc.). He was sent to Italy by the Marquis of Bedmar to complete his training there. He later travelled widely around Spain and took part in various National Fine Arts Exhibitions, as well as in the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. He collaborated with La Ilustración Española y Americana, illustrated books, etc. His work can be seen in numerous private collections and in institutions such as the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, etc.
· Size: 74x3x58 cms. int: 52x36 cms
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Ref.: ZF1119
