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Jun 11, 2025
(or Delpino DePiaggio, Italian, died 1821)
Two Portraits of Nicolao Traverso: top drawing with "MS" unidentified collector's mark (Lugt 5238), also "Carlo Prayer" collector's mark (Lugt 2044), pencil on laid paper, sheet 5-3/8 x 5-3/8 in.; bottom engraving reverse image of top drawing: "Nicolao Traverso/Insigni Sculpturi Genuensi/Dominicus Piaggius", 1811, artist name and date inscribed along circle, "Carlo Prayer" collector's mark (Lugt 2044), engraving on wove paper, sheet 12-1/4 x 8-3/4 in., both works with indistinct blue ink inscription verso and date "1977"; gilt wood and composition frame, 23-5/8 x 13-3/8 x 1 in.
Provenance: Captain Carlo Prayer (1826-1900) Milan, Italy (collector's stamps); Christie's London, July 05, 1988; Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina
Captain Carlo Prayer (1826-1900) Milan, Italy (collector's stamps); Christie's London, July 05, 1988; Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina
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