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Fall Antiques & Decorative Arts Auction

A. Paoletti - Steel Engraving "Feeding Time"

This auction ended on October 8, 2026.

Start price: $20

Estimated price: $100 - $150

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: 19th-century antique steel engraving titled "Feeding Time" (Children Feeding Pigeons), after the oil painting by Italian genre painter Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (1834-1912), who was famous for his lively depictions of Venetian street life. Reads in part: A. PAOLETTI, PINXT (meaning painted by). Engraver: J. Greatbach. Set in an ornate gesso and gilt wood compo Victorian-style swept frame.

Material: Steel Engraving on Paper, Wood, Gilt Composition

Dimensions: Image size: Height: 8 1/4"; Width: 10 1/8". Framed: Height: 12 5/8"; Width: 14 1/2"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include chipping, loss, surface scratches and scuffing to frame. Discoloration, foxing. Art not examined out of frame.

Age: 1880s

Provenance: Private Estate

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