Luigi Querena (1820 - 1890) The Doge's Palace, Venice.

oil on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed Luigi Querena 1882 / Venezia lower right, 54.7 by 74.5cm., 21½ by 29¼in. Est. 40,000—60,000 GBP Lot Sold 49,250 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sale: Chassaing-Rivet & Fournié, Toulouse, 2 December 1997, lot 6
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Luigi Querena  (1820 - 1890) View of the Lagoon, Venice.

oil on canvas, signed L Querena lower right, 34 by 65.5cm., 13¼ by 25¾in. Est. 25,000—35,000 GBP Lot Sold 36,050 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sale: Chassaing-Rivet & Fournié, Toulouse, 2 December 1997, lot 5
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Emma Ciardi (1879 - 1933) The Campiello and the Church of the Abbey of Misericordia, Venice; a pair.

i.) signed Emma Ciardi lower right; signed and inscribed Emma Ciardi / Venezia on the reverse;
ii.) signed Emma Ciardi lower left; signed, inscribed and dated Emma Ciardi / Venezia 1930 on the reverse

each: oil on board, each: 37 by 49.5cm., 14½ by 19½in. (2). Est. 12,000—18,000 GBP Lot Sold 34,850 GBP

PROVENANCE: Acquired by the mother of the present owner in the 1960s

EXHIBITED: London, Fine Art Society, 1936

Carlo Grubacs (1810-C.1870) The Rialto & San Marco, Venice; a pair

i.) signed C. Grubacs lower right;
ii.) signed C. Grubacs lower left

both: oil on canvas, each: 23.5 by 31cm., 9¼ by 12¼in. (2). Est. 15,000—25,000 GBP Lot Sold 20,000 GBP

Antonietta Brandeis (1849 - 1920) The Rialto Bridge and Palazzo Camerlenghi and The Ca' Vendramin Calergi, Venice; a pair.

i.) signed ABrandeis lower right; inscribed Ponte di Rialto / Pal. Camarlenghi [sic] / Venezia on the reverse
ii.) signed ABrandeis lower right; inscribed Palazzo Vendramin / Venezia on the reverse

each: oil on board, Est. 10,000—15,000 GBP Lot Sold 17,500 GBP 

PROVENANCE: Purchased by the grandfather of the present owner in 1931

NOTE: The Ca' Vendramin Calergi, built in the last two decades of the fifteenth century, was the home of many prominent people through history, and is remembered as the place where composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) died. Currently, it is home to the Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia) and the Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner).

Antonietta Brandeis  (1849 - 1920) Porta della Carta, Doge's Palace, Venice.

oil on board, signed with monogram and dated AB 1886 lower left, 34.5 by 24cm., 13¼ by 9½in. Est. 8,000—12,000 GBP Lot Sold 10,625 GBP

PROVENANCE: Giovanni Masini, Florence

Antonietta Brandeis  (1849 - 1920) The Doge's Palace and the Campanile, Venice.

oil on board, signed ABrandeis lower right, 11.7 by 21.2cm., 4½ by 8½in. Est. 8,000—12,000 GBP Lot Sold 8,750 GBP

PROVENANCE: Theodor Zickendraht, Berlin

Carlo Grubacs (1810-C.1870) Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.

oil on canvas, signed C. Grubacs lower left, 23.5 by 31cm., 9¼ by 12¼in. Est. 7,000—10,000 GBP Lot Sold  8,125 GBP

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