Estimate

40.000 - 60.000

Session 3

26 March 2026

Hammer Price

Description

Set of four oils on metal
These paintings were part of a ceiling at the Palace of the Counts of Ficalho in Bairro Alto, removed in 1980 by the restoration studio of Edmundo Silva at Janelas Verdes: "We certify the authenticity of this painting by Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro executed by order of Her Excellency the Countess of Ficalho in the year 1888 for the decoration of a ceiling of her palace at Rua dos Caetanos nº 18 in Lisbon from where we removed it in January 1980 / Edmundo"

71,5x55,5 cm

Additional Information

Letter from Columbano:
Your Excellency the Countess of Ficalho
As I did not have the honour of speaking with Your Excellency after completing my decorative (?) intended to ornament the ceiling of one of the rooms of Your Excellency's palace, I have therefore not yet been able to learn Your Excellency's opinion regarding this work of mine. One can certainly understand the immense desire I have to know whether this poor production of mine had the good fortune to please Your Excellency.
The carpenter who worked with me on this work writes to me saying that Your Excellency would not make any decision about his work before giving me your instructions, I am therefore at your disposal, from now on, to receive the orders that Your Excellency may determine.
Enclosed I send Your Excellency my receipt, asking forgiveness in advance for my anticipation, but I am at this moment going through a somewhat difficult crisis as a consequence of having to begin a work of some importance for me.
May Your Excellency give your orders to your Humble Servant (?)
Columbano
Friday, 16 March 1888