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Important Old Master Paintings - at Sotheby's

Important Old Master Paintings, Auction Sale N08162, January 26-27, 2006, New York

Lot 10, "Study Of An Elderly Woman In A White Cap," by Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn, Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam, oil on panel, 21 by 14 3/4 in. ; 53.3 by 37.5 cm.
Lot 15, "A Bearded Old Man," by Gerrit Dou, Leiden 1613 - 1675, signed middle right GDOV (GD in monogram), oil on panel, 7 by 5 in.; 17.8 by 12.7 cm.

Lot 54, "Still Life With Wild Strawberries In A Late Ming Blue And White Bowl," oil on panel, by Du Mélezet, Active Mid-Seventeenth Century, 13 1/2 by 22 in.; 39.5 by 56 cm.

Lot 72, "Flowers In A Terracotta Vase On A Marble Ledge," signed lower right Jan Van Húysúm / fecit, oil on mahogany panel, by Jan Van Huysum, Amsterdam 1682 - 1749, 31 1/2 by 24 in.; 80 by 61 cm.

Lot 74, An Important Italian Terracotta Relief Of The Madonna And Child, By Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi, Called Donatello (1386-1466), Formerly Belonging To The Borromeo Family And In The Church Of San Giovanni Battista In Lissaro Di Mestrino, Circa 1450, Padua, modeled in half-length, the Child supported in her arms and on her right hip, His loose swaddling cloth partially covering His torso, the Virgin’s head inclined downward to the left; as He touches His cheek to hers, they gaze lovingly at one another, His left arm pulls at her neck and the right hand gently tugs on her bodice, the Madonna’s thin veil falls about her neck and shoulders revealing parts of her body beneath it, remainders of original polychromy and gilding. height 32½in; width 20½in; 81.2cm; 50.8cm