A minor indulgence — Ignacio de Leon y Escosura (Spanish, 1834-1901)

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,430–$3,240
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Sale: Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art, London (South Kensington) · 10 July 2009
Dimensions: 8½ x 6 3/8 in. (21.7 x 16.3 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5300252
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Ignacio De León Escosura, A minor indulgence. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 455. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300252.

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Ignacio De León Escosura, A minor indulgence. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 455. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300252.

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From the same sale Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art · Jul 2009

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of a young woman, bust-length, in a linen headdress, and fur…	After Rogier Van Der Weyden	£3,000–£5,000
Portrait of Don Ambrogio Spinola, Marqués de los Balbases (1569-1630)…	After Sir Anthony Van Dyck	£5,000–£8,000
Tulips and peonies on stone steps	Circle Of Andrea Scacciati	£2,000–£3,000
An Italianate landscape with a figure on a track, a town and mountain…	Called Gaspard Poussin Gaspard Dughet	£6,000–£8,000
A rocky river landscape with figures conversing on a bank	Circle Of Salvator Rosa	£6,000–£8,000
Ducks and ducklings in a river landscape with peahens perched on a tomb	Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	£2,000–£3,000

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Neapolitan School, 19th Century	Neapolitan School, 19Th Century \| Naples: a View of Vesuvius		Sotheby's, Sep 2020
Italian School, 17th Century	italian school, 20th century \| madonna and child		Sotheby's, May 2019

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