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Lot 146

Matteo Bonechi, Italian 1669-1756-  The Birth of the Virgin;  oil on paper, 26.6 x 19.8 cm. 

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Lot 146

Matteo Bonechi, 
Italian 1669-1756- 
The Birth of the Virgin; 
oil on paper, 26.6 x 19.8 cm. 

Starting Bid: £280

Estimate: £400 - £600

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Lot 146

Description

Matteo Bonechi, 
Italian 1669-1756- 

The Birth of the Virgin; 

oil on paper, 26.6 x 19.8 cm. 

Provenance: 
Anon. sale, Christie's, Paris, 27 March 2003, lot 34 (€2,937). 
Property of the Late Professor Eric Gerald Stanley, FBA (1923-2018) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Stanley). 

Note: 
The attribution to Matteo Bonechi was suggested by Marco Chiarini in a letter dated 3 February 2003. 

Bonechi studied in Florence under Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (1660-1731) and completed a number of commissions for buildings across Florence, including the San Frediano in Cestello and the Palazzo Capponi-Covoni. 

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