Sold for:
$16,590
$16,590
Circle of James Edward Buttersworth (British, 1817-1894) A Cutter and Other Shipping Near a Lighthouse Unsigned, with a label from The Rowley Gallery, Ltd. , London, affixed to the frame reverse. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (49.5 x 59.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, minor surface grime. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Olympia, The Marine Sale, June 18, 2003, Sale W03851, Lot 21. Craquelure and shrinking craquelure. Abrasions along frame liner. Thin washes of retouch to sky area of u.r. and u.l. quadrants, with the largest area to the u.c. measuring approx. 2 1/2 x 4 in. May benefit from a gentle cleaning.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20
