Lot 48: PHILIPP VON RANTZ | Trois trophées de chasse : une harle piette, un garrot à oeil d'or et un fuligule morrillon 

Huile sur toile, suite de trois

50 x 38 cm pour deux et 51 x 38 cm pour l'autre ; 19 5/8  by 15 in and 20 by 15 in 

Huile sur toile, suite de trois

On the naked eye: The paintings are in overall good condition. They are on their original canvas and we can notice the mark on the edges of each stretcher. They are under old slightly dirty varnishes. Under UV lamp: The varnishes have been partly removed in the background and we can notice old green varnish on the birds. The inscriptions have been slightly enhanced.
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Collection Gérard Grandchamp des Raux, château de la Haute Métairie dans les années 1960