November Online Auction (Sale #283)
Lot 188:
Description
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
Property from: a Chicago, Illinois estate
Height: 22 1/2 inches, Width: 27 1/8 inches, Depth: 4 inches
Frame Size: 35 inches by 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
Category: Fine Art > European Paintings
Estimated Sale Time: 12:37 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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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
Dimensions: 22.5 x 27.125 in
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