£1,700
18th century French School, oil on canvas, portrait of a young girl with a flower basket, unsigned with various labels verso, 47cm x 38cm, original frame
Painting appears to be in untouched condition with no canvas damage or repairs, no sign of overpainting, label on frame for Stephen Gooden of Pall Mall London, several stamps on the stretcher including impressed Momper Paris, collection label on frame for Sir H Howarth, frame appears to be the original with some minor gesso chipping on the edges but generally good original condition. This is a lovely old oil painting in untouched slightly dirty condition, the frame and stretcher all look nice and original, there is an impressed mark in the centre of the stretcher Momper Paris, also an old dealer label for Stephen Gooden of Pall Mall London, and a stencil mark, possibly Christie's at the top of the stencil, and an old collection label for Sir H Howarth. The painting has come from a local deceased estate and we collected it from the house together with a number of other early interesting paintings in this sale. The frame has a few minor gesso chips on the edge but otherwise is in good condition but would benefit from a clean
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