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THBAfter Giovanni Francesco Romaneli O/C, The Cumaean Sibyl
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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LiveJan 26, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-783 (separate catalog) and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM EST with lots #784-1261. Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville; and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
After Giovanni Francesco Romaneli (Italy, 1610-1662) oil on canvas painting, "The Cumaean Sibyl," depicting the Greek prophetess seated under a tree and resting on a column, holding a Latin book and gazing downward, 19th c. or earlier. With partial Henry Graves & Company label affixed to back of stretcher. Housed in a deep cove molded and carved gilt wood and gesso frame. Sight: 18 1/8" H x 14 1/2" W. Framed: 26" H x 21 3/4" W. Note: The Henry Graves & Company label affixed to stretcher reads "...Dealers In Works Art to Her Majesty the Queen," in reference to Queen Victoria, which dates the label to 1844-c.1901. Graves became sole proprietor and namesake of the firm in 1844 and Victoria died in 1901.
Condition
With 1 1/4" L area of embrittlement or marked abrasion to lower left quadrant, beneath subject's left wrist. Some paint exfoliation including above the subject's head, to the right of the column, and to the lower left corner. With Minor rubbing to the stretchers. Scattered areas of loss and repairs to the frame.
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