The Piazzetta, Venice, seen from the Bacino di San Marco

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

This two-piece oak panel is held under tension by two wooden batons on either side of the reverse and a piece of canvas along the central panel join, reinforced by butterfly inlays. The panel join at the front of the painting exhibits more recent movement and panel separation, with some paint loss as a result. Stabilisation of the two panels along the panel join is recommended. In raking light, restoration to the sky as visible as well as to the ground of the piazza. The painting is covered in an old streaky and yellowing varnish. There is a scratch of approximately 6 cm in the upper left corner, and an irregular cross-shaped scratch of approximately 4 cm above it. Ultraviolet examination reveals restoration to the central panel join as well as to the aforementioned scratches and restoration in the upper left, as well as restoration to the gondolas in the foreground and in the shadows of the water, along with the highlights and low lights of the figures in the piazza, with some restoration the shadows of the architecture.