April Online Auction ( Sale #288)
Lot 153:
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Sir Oswald Birley (British, 1880-1952) ‘Charles William Post’ Oil on Canvas
1926, signed lower right, a three-quarter portrait of the ‘Food Magnate’ sitting at his desk, papers in hand; ‘M. J. Davies’ written on top edge of canvas en verso; in gilt gesso and wood frame
Provenance: Object #51139 Smithsonian Catalog of Portraits
Property from: a Prospect Heights, Illinois collector
Height: 49 1/2 inches, Width: 40 inches (sight)
Frame Size: 58 inches by 48 7/8 inches
Condition: Very Good, light wear; no damage to portrait noted; frame showing wear on edges, chips and missing gesso
Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame
Category: Fine Art > European Paintings
Estimated Sale Time: 12:14 pm CST
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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: April 11, 2022, 11:28 am
Condition: Very Good, light wear; no damage to portrait noted; frame showing wear on edges, chips and missing gesso
Dimensions: 49.5 x 40 in
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