18th Mar, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European and Sporting Pictures
1040
William Edward Webb (1862-1903)
Unloading the Oban fish boats
Signed, oil on canvas, 40cm by 50cm
Provenance: Walker Galleries, Harrogate
Sold for £800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
In fully restored condition. Fairly stiffly relined, cleaned and revarnished. The surface is slightly flattened and the paint is thin in places owing to the restoration process. Stretcher shadow to upper edge. Areas of fine stable craquelure. Light surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Fine and sporadic retouching and infilling to old craquelure, mostly within the sky. Retouching to upper left hand corner. Otherwise in a broadly good and stable state of preservation.
Auction: British, European and Sporting Pictures, 18th Mar, 2023
Traditional Picture Sales offer a wide range of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints from the 15th to the early 20th centuries.
The sale includes the Picture Collection from Denton Hall, Ilkley, West Yorkshire which has been part of the NG Bailey group of companies for over 40 years. NG Bailey is the UK’s leading independent engineering and services business and is owned by the Bailey family.
A fully illustrated catalogue will be available leading up to the sale.
Entries are invited for forthcoming sales
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Sunday 12th March 11am-4pm, Monday 13th March-Friday 17th March 10am-4pm and morning of the sale from 8am.
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