Lot Details
Lot 45
James Edward Buttersworth
American/British, 1817-1894
Sailing Ships Passing a Lighthouse
Signed J. E. Bu... (lr); inscribed faintly on the reverse
Oil on panel
7 x 9 1/8 inches
Unframed
C Property of a Private Long Island Collector
Estimate: $700 - $900
Sold for $4,375 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Surface grime and dirty (most notably at upper left), stretcher marks, stains, overall faint craquelure. Damage to paint surface at LR corner, extending into the signature, with some repair/inpaint and loss. Dense, dirty old varnish layer.
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