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Fine Art & Decorative Works, Day 2

Sat, Sep 12, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Sep 14, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 417

H. Hardey Simpson

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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(British, 19th century) Woman Reading a Book By a Fire, with Jack Russell terrier stealing the cat's milk, signed lower left "H. Hardey Simpson/1888", oil on canvas, 19-7/8 x 16 in.; modern gilt wood frame, original stretcher and tacking, canvas loose, crackle; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Sotheby's , Toronto ON, Canada, May 13, 1997, lot # 195; Private Collection

Condition

original stretcher and tacking, canvas loose, crackle; frame with abrasions