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"The Coppersmith": Antique Oil on Canvas, 1891.

This auction ended on June 23, 2019.

Start price: $70

Estimated price: $300 - $500

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Charming 19th Century, unsigned painting of a coppersmith at work; may be based on original by American genre painter, Edgar Melville Ward ( 1839-1915). Fine detail and rich colors. Back of canvas is painted "1891" in black. Faint writing in pencil on back of gilt resin and wood frame appears to read "Herdo" in script.

Dimensions: Canvas: 15 1/2" x 19 1/2".

Provenance: Private estate

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Condition: Canvas is in very good condition for its age; superficial scrapes to pain surface at top right corner and on pant legs of subject. Canvas detached from outer frame. Surface wear, chipping and cracks to gilded resin and wood frame, as shown.