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Fortunino Matania

Lot 69082
Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation, June 2, 1953
Oil on canvas

14,5 x 24,0 in (36.8 x 61.0 cm)

Lot 69082
Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation, June 2, 1953
Oil on canvas
14,5 x 24,0 in (36.8 x 61.0 cm)

Estimate: US$ 3,000 - 5,000
€ 2,800 - 4,700
Auction: 21 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Dec 06, 2024
Auction number: 8186
Auction name: Fine European Art Signature® Auction

Lot Details
Fortunino Matania (Italian, 1881-1963) Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation, June 2, 1953 Oil on canvas 14-1/2 x 24 inches (36.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: F Matania PROVENANCE: (Possibly), Sotheby's, Belgravia, March 20, 1979, lot 252; Sotheby's, Billingshurst, October 8, 1996, lot 1460; Private collection, Culver City, California. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
(Possibly), Sotheby's, Belgravia, March 20, 1979, lot 252; Sotheby's, Billingshurst, October 8, 1996, lot 1460; Private collection, Culver City, California.
Unlined canvas. Slight buckling to the canvas in upper right quadrant, visible under raking light. Extremely slight yellowing to the varnish layer. A very few scattered minor surface abrasions and small dots of discolored accretion. Minor surface dust. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green slightly. Some modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 20.25 X 29.75 X 2 Inches
Lot Details
Fortunino Matania (Italian, 1881-1963) Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation, June 2, 1953 Oil on canvas 14-1/2 x 24 inches (36.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: F Matania PROVENANCE: (Possibly), Sotheby's, Belgravia, March 20, 1979, lot 252; Sotheby's, Billingshurst, October 8, 1996, lot 1460; Private collection, Culver City, California. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
(Possibly), Sotheby's, Belgravia, March 20, 1979, lot 252; Sotheby's, Billingshurst, October 8, 1996, lot 1460; Private collection, Culver City, California.
Unlined canvas. Slight buckling to the canvas in upper right quadrant, visible under raking light. Extremely slight yellowing to the varnish layer. A very few scattered minor surface abrasions and small dots of discolored accretion. Minor surface dust. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green slightly. Some modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 20.25 X 29.75 X 2 Inches
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