A 17th-Century Ethiopian Prince

Published on 12 January 2023, by Claire Papon and Sophie reyssat

Auction on 21 January 2023 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The date of this sale was not chosen randomly: it corresponds to the anniversary of Louis XVI’s death on January 21, 1793. The French Revolution is the André Bernheim Collection’s leitmotiv.

French school, after Giovanna Garzoni (1605–1670), Portrait de Zaga Christ, Prince... A 17th-Century Ethiopian Prince

French school, after Giovanna Garzoni (1605–1670), Portrait de Zaga Christ, Prince éthiopien, watercolor and gouache on laid paper, diam. 5.2 cm/2.04 in.
Estimate: €8,000/12,000

Dr. André Bernheim (1877–1961), an unassuming, humorous, and kind man, was interested in everything from furniture to objects, pharmacy jars, musical instruments and Shabbat and Hanukkah lamps. He began acquiring French…

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