an old painting of a woman with a candle in her handan old painting of a woman holding a candle in her right handpainting of a woman with a candle and a plate of food on a tableportrait of a man in a red coat writing a letteran old wooden frame on a white background
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384 - Allegory of Avarice. Flemish School. Late 17th – early 18th …
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Estimate €2,000 - €30,000
Description
Allegory of Avarice. Flemish School. Late 17th – early 18th century Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 73 × 60 cm. A genre scene depicting an old woman counting coins by candlelight, surrounded by bags and valuables. The composition presents an allegory of avarice through a striking use of chiaroscuro and a marked naturalism, characteristic of Flemish painting of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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About the sale GRAND JULY AUCTION | OLD MASTERS, HAUTE ÉPOQUE & FINE JEWELLERY
Auction location
Auction time 07/28/2026 at 4:00 PM
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