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THBRembrandt Etching, The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake, Scarce Early State
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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About Auction
LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) etching and drypoint depicting the Virgin Mary and infant Christ in a domestic interior. Mary cradles Christ while she restrains a snake beneath her left foot. A cat on a riser plays with the hem of Mary's dress as Joseph, shown through a central window, peers into the room. Signed and dated "Rembrandt f[ecit] 1654," in plate, and inscribed "a" in brown ink en verso, likely an unidentified collector's mark. With partial Foolscap with a Seven-Pointed Collar watermark. New Hollstein’s second state of four; White and Boon’s first state of two; Usticke's first state (e) of four. Plate: 3 6/8" H x 5 5/8" W. Sheet: 3 7/8" H x 5 13/16" W. Bartsch, Hollstein (White and Boon) 63; Hind 275; New Hollstein 278.
PROVENANCE: By descent in the Acklen family of Belmont Mansion, Nashville, likely acquired 4th quarter 19th century.
Condition
A richly-inked impression with strong contrasts, no signs of wear, and narrow margins. With the foul-biting along the upper edge of the plate and fine vertical scratches to the right of the date, lower center, and crisp, inky plate edges consistent with the earliest impressions of this etching. With thin, Japan paper hinges affixed to upper left and right en verso.
- Provenance
By descent in the Acklen family of Belmont Mansion, Nashville, likely acquired 4th quarter 19th century.
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