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Description:
Attributed to Charles Burton Barber (British, 1845-1894)
Two Fox Hunting Scenes
Unsigned, attributed on period handwritten labels affixed to each stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm),in matching frames.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, accretions and surface grime, one with minor paint loss to l.r. corner.
Provenance: Collection of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Boston.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Labels read, "These two pictures of Burton Barber/bought for...by/..." One of the labels is slightly clearer and may say "...bought for...by her old Father."
Framed dimensions are 31 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 3 inches.
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Keywords
the ritz-carlton hotel, Charles Burton BarberStuart Slavid
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