Live Auction 1883The House Sale
Manner of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Lot 991 OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JERROLD AND JACKIE ZIFF (LOTS 983-1062)

Manner of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Head of an Oriental man wearing a turban

Closed3 October 2007

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USD 1,000

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Manner of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Head of an Oriental man wearing a turban
with an inscription 'Benedette de Castilione -uyt de collec: van den hertogh van Somerset - 18 Mey 1672' (on the back of the mount)
red chalk and red wash on paper
9 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (252 x 206 mm.)

Possibly William Seymour, third Duke of Somerset (1652-1671).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1969, lot 32.
with Martin and Sewell, London, 1970.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 March 1971, lot 252.
with Alister Mathews, Bournemouth, where acquired by the current owner, 1971.