LOT DETAILS

Materials:

both oil on canvas

Measurements:

33.66 in. (85.50 cm.) (height) by 14.96 in. (38.00 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

the first signed on the basket l.l.: IACOBUS A/PONTE BASSA, the second signed on the altar l.r.: FRANC co A PONT/ BASS./F

Provenance:

William Beckford (1760-1844), Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire;. By inheritance to his daughter Susan, who married. Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and 7th Duke of Brandon (1767-1852);. Thence by descent to William Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845-95);. His sale (the Hamilton Palace sale), London, Christie's, 24 June 1882 (4th day), lot 396 (as a pair of wings of a triptych), for 580 Guineas to Agnew;. Sir Henry Hope Edwardes, 10th Baronet (1829-1900), Wootton Hall, Ashbourne, Derby:. His posthumous sale, London, Christie's, 27 April 1901, lot 17, for 85 Guineas to Agnew;. Anonymous sale ('a Joint Property'), London, Christie's, 10 December 1982, lot 24;. With H.P. Buchen, Berlin;. From whom probably acquired for the present collection