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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Feb 12, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 551

James McBey

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Scottish, 1883-1959)Santa Maria della Fava, 1925, VII, signed lower right, "James McBey", signed in plate, "McBey, Venice, October 1925", collector's annotation at bottom reads "The gondola with its two figures, front of quay, & reflecting on water all in drypoint. The rest, including the sky, is entirely bitten. M.H." and "Sta Maria della Fava, Martin Hardie", plate 12-7/8 x 8-1/2 in.; modern bronze wood frame, 23-1/2 x 18 in.  - Provenance: Ex-Collection of Martin Hardie; Craddock & Barnard, London; Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia

Condition

floated, pencil inscriptions in margin, some handling grime; frames with abrasions