Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2579BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Continental School, 19th/20th Century
Two Framed Works: Saint with Angel andTwo Putti Fishing
Saint signed indistinctly "...Piati" l.r., signed or inscribed "Piatti" in ink, "...Piatti" in charcoal, and dated "1798" in pencil on the reverse, ink and conte crayon on laid paper, 5 x 7 1/4 in. (12.5 x 18.3 cm); Putti unsigned, oil on canvas, trimmed and partially mounted to paperboard, 8 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (22.5 x 31.2 cm).
Condition: Saint hinged in two places on the reverse (one side detached),paper trimmed, Putti with rippling to canvas, surface grime.
Estimate $100-200