A Framed Limoges Enamel Plaque by Lucie Mansuy-Dotin: The Crucifixion, late 19th century. Sig...

Description

A Framed Limoges Enamel Plaque by Lucie Mansuy-Dotin: The Crucifixion, late 19th century
Signed: MANSUY-DOTIN
10-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches (26.7 x 19.1 cm) (sight)


PROVENANCE:
Estate of Dr. Walter J. Sullivan Sr.;
Sotheby's, April 13, 1970, lot 50;
Acquired from the above by current owner.


The plaque was painted by Lucie (Luce) Mansuy-Dotin, a Limoges enamellist and daughter of the famed enamel painter A.C. Dotin. Mansuy-Dotin was known for reproducing and adapting Renaissance designs. The present work appears to have been inspired by Guido Reni's Cristo crocifisso con la Madonna, san Giovanni Evangelista e santa Maria Maddalena, executed circa 1617 and currently held at the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna.



Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000.

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