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FRAY MIGUEL HERRERA (MEXICAN 1700-1789)

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FRAY MIGUEL HERRERA (MEXICAN 1700-1789)

Annunciation to Saints Anne and Joachim, 1756
oil on canvas
29 x 29 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
signed, dated and titled along lower edge

PROVENANCE
Collection of Beatriz de Regil Muse (1901-1983)
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner

LOT NOTES
The daughter of Katherine Baker (1869-1925) and Ernesto Regil Fajardo (1863-1903), Beatriz de Regil grew up at the Hacienda Uayalceh. Her maternal grandfather, Augustus Baker (1826-1891), was a British consul at Veracruz, while her paternal grandfather, Pedro Manuel de Regil y Peon (b. 1835), was one of the first editors of the Yucatan newspaper El Pensamiento y Pimienta y Mostaza. She married Benjamin Muse (1898-1986), an American politician, diplomat, lawyer and soldier, in 1925.

framed dimensions: 35 x 35 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

CONDITION
Observed out of the frame, the painting appears in age-appropriate condition. The canvas has been trimmed and mounted on board. Small patch to the back, 2 x 2.5 cm (3/4 x 1 in.). A few pinholes at the perimeter, only one noticeable. Inspection under UV light shows retouching to the angel’s proper right leg and areas next to the figures of Anne and Joachim, as well as older retouching to the columns and background.

N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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FRAY MIGUEL HERRERA (MEXICAN 1700-1789)

Annunciation to Saints Anne and Joachim, 1756
oil on canvas
29 x 29 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
signed, dated and titled along lower edge

PROVENANCE
Collection of Beatriz de Regil Muse (1901-1983)
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner

LOT NOTES
The daughter of Katherine Baker (1869-1925) and Ernesto Regil Fajardo (1863-1903), Beatriz de Regil grew up at the Hacienda Uayalceh. Her maternal grandfather, Augustus Baker (1826-1891), was a British consul at Veracruz, while her paternal grandfather, Pedro Manuel de Regil y Peon (b. 1835), was one of the first editors of the Yucatan newspaper El Pensamiento y Pimienta y Mostaza. She married Benjamin Muse (1898-1986), an American politician, diplomat, lawyer and soldier, in 1925.

framed dimensions: 35 x 35 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

CONDITION
Observed out of the frame, the painting appears in age-appropriate condition. The canvas has been trimmed and mounted on board. Small patch to the back, 2 x 2.5 cm (3/4 x 1 in.). A few pinholes at the perimeter, only one noticeable. Inspection under UV light shows retouching to the angel’s proper right leg and areas next to the figures of Anne and Joachim, as well as older retouching to the columns and background.

N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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