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two pictures of a man with a feather on a wooden wallan old picture of a man with a beard holding a piece of paperan old picture of a man holding a piece of paper in his handan old picture of a man with a beard holding a piece of paperan old painting of a wooden frame with a label on itan old photo of a man with a feather on a wooden wallan old photo of a man with a feather in a wooden framean old photo of a man with a feather in a wooden framean old picture of a wooden frame with a label on ita sculpture of a man standing in front of two paintings
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97 - Gaspard GRESLY (L’Isle-sur-le-Doubs, 1712 – Besançon, 1756)
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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Gaspard GRESLY (L’Isle-sur-le-Doubs, 1712 – Besançon, 1756) Trompe l’œil based on an engraving by Heraclitus and Trompe l’œil based on an engraving by Democritus Pair of oil paintings on canvas Bears a label reading ‘To my grandchildren, the Demoreuils / these two trompe l’œil paintings, which their / grandmother used to see at the home of the young / Mrs Guibert’s house during her childhood, / then at her father’s house and finally / at her home in Chennevières / from 1840 until / August 1924’ on the reverse ‘Trompe-l’œil with an Engraving of Heraclitus’ and ‘Trompe-l’œil with an Engraving of Democritus’, oils on canvas, a pair, by G. Gresly 21.65 x 17.51 in. 55 x 44.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Gaspard GRESLY (L’Isle-sur-le-Doubs, 1712 – Besançon, 1756) 55 x 44.5 cm
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About the sale Old Masters & 19th-century masters
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Auction time 11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
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