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Fri, Feb 15, 2019 06:00PM EST
Lot 231

Attributed to Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873): Cressida

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Oil on metal, unsigned.

11 x 9 in., 16 x 14 in. (frame).

Note: Cressida is a Trojan woman whose character appears in Medieval and Renaissance re-tellings of the story of the Trojan War.

Condition

Unobtrusive craquelure and some surface soiling. Several small scattered spots of inpainting at left and upper right, not affecting the face or figure. Some rubbing at the upper edge under the frame.