25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 265
 

265

The Swing: After Fragonard in the Wallace Collection, circa 1770's. The lady on the swing reputedly

The Swing: After Fragonard in the Wallace Collection, circa 1770's. The lady on the swing reputedly the mistress of a member of the French Court. The fine mother-of-pearl monture is silvered and gilded, elaborately carved, the central vignette of three gilded figures, two others to the sides of ungilded cherubs, the guards with a cherub and figure. The painted scene set outside a modest house shows friends at leisure in a garden, a swing fixed to a tree, a gentleman pulling it with a rope. To the right, a young man about to play the bagpipes, his dog standing alert, and to the left, a small boy seated astride a log watching the activity. The scene is bordered with flowers and musical instruments. The verso depicts a restful countryside scene of a young boy seated on a bench by a river, playing a flute. Guard length 28 cm. Together with a dark green tube fan box, noted inside "Fragonard, 1775"

Sold for £320
Estimated at £400 - £700


 

The leaf rubbed on the folds and fairly rubbed at the lower edge, possibly having been restored, gilding a little rubbed,

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 2, 25th Jul, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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