Lot 157: BERNARDO POLO | Still life with a lacquered chest, a bowl of assorted fruit, a vase of flowers, and an artichoke and a pomegranate on the ledge beneath; Still life with a cardoon on a shelf, with two pewter plates and a vase of flowers on display on the shelf above

a pair, both oil on canvas, unlined

each: 73 by 112 cm.; 28 3/4  by 44 in.

a pair, both oil on canvas, unlined

Both canvases are unlined. The paint surface is beginning to flake in both and there are very few, very small, scattered areas of paint loss in both. Both paint surfaces are quite dirty. In the latter, a vertical crack in the paint surface can be seen near the right margin, running the height of the painting. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals an uneven varnish. No retouchings are revealed and both works therefore appear to be entirely free of retouchings. Both works are offered in narrow simple wood frames.
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In the collection of the present owner's family for at least five generations.