Discovery
07-27-201107-28-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
2556MMarlborough
July 27, 2011 02:00 PM
Sell one like this
$474$400
Auction: Discovery - 2556MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 28, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
British School, 19th Century
Coaching Scene 28 Miles from London. Unsigned. Oil on panel, the door of the coach is inscribed "Will'm Smith/Bedford/Aldersgate St./London," 25 1/2 x 32 in., in a mitered wood frame. Condition: Craquelure, minor scattered paint loss.
Note: A note affixed to the verso reads, "1978 Purchased from Sarah Andrews Ashaway R.I.-who collected artwork for Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Museum in Williamsburg, VA. This painting was taken from an old inn, 20 miles outside of London-the inn may still exist."
Estimate $400-600
Spots of retouch to trees, coach, figures hats, along lower edge.