Cranach ‘copies from 19th century’ carry their own value
Among the most contested lots at Nadeau’s (23% buyer’s premium) sale on January 1 was a set of miniature watercolour and gouache portraits credited to a follower of the German court painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553).
Once thought to be 16th century period, they are now dated to the 19th century. Nonetheless, estim…