ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a greyhound
indistinctly signed and dated (lower right)
inscribed 'Calico died by poison administered by some malicious person *** 12 1877' (below greyhound)
oil on canvas
45.5 x 60cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
| Estimate: |
£100 - £150
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Hammer price:
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£3,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition Report
Original canvas. The canvas has come away from the stretcher to the left, right and upper left border. One-inch diagonal tear, upper left and puncture to canvas, upper centre. Further scattered surface abrasions, staining and discolouration to varnish; flecks of paint loss, mainly to borders. Ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching.
