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LOT #188
Charles Meer Webb (British, 1830-1895) "The Unwelcome Letter" Oil on Canvas
1872, signed and dated lower right, depicting an interior scene of a courier handing a sealed letter to a seated cleric, in a gilt wood and composition frame, having a title plaque on lower edge
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,200
Hammer Price: $1,400
Dimensions: Height: 22 1/2 inches, Width: 27 1/8 inches, Depth: 4 inches; Frame Height: 35 inches, Frame Width: 39 1/2 inches
Condition: Very Good, craquelure overall; areas of inpainting to top of chair and behind courier's profile areas; warping lower left corner; frame rubbing at edges; much of gilding on frame covered by gold paint
Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame
Shipping: Quote Shipping
Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)
Approximate Sale Time: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)