November Online Auction (Sale #283)
By Leonard Auction Company
Nov 14, 2021
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States

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Start price:
$ 500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5% On the full lot's price and commission
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Auction took place on Nov 14, 2021 at Leonard Auction Company
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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: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote

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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