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Sat, Dec 4, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 838

James McBey

Estimate: $600 - $900

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(Scottish, 1883-1959)

Two works: Night in Ely Cathedral, (H. 161), 1915, numbered lower left "XXXVII", signed lower right "James McBey", dated in plate "Ely Sept 1915", further signed "19 x 14-3/4" and "A13626" to sheet, matting signed lower left "James McBey", center "Night in Ely Cathedral H. 161", and lower right "Original etching œ50", etching, plate 11-5/8 x 8 in., unframed; Greetings from 1 Holland Park Avenue, London", 1932, unsigned, photo reproduction, sight 6-3/4 x 4-1/2 in., frame 12-1/4 x 10-1/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of the Artists James McBey and Marguerite McBey, London, England; by descent in family

Condition

Night in Ely Cathedral a few ink smudges, drops to sheet, corner folded, hinged to mat, one side of sheet with torn edge; Greeting card not examined out of frame

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