ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL IN A PANELLED ROOM

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL IN A PANELLED ROOM

signed M.E. Hall (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 ¼ by 26 in.; 48.9 by 66 cm

Condition Report:
Examined in the frame. Oil on canvas, unlined. The work is in generally fair condition, aside from surface dirt and dust; scattered faint craquelure with stretcher bar marks near the edges; a few varnish scuffs; pin dot losses with a few tiny dents in the background at upper right; and losses near the lower edge. Under UV: heavy old varnish fluoresces green. Retouching to middle initial and second 'L' in the signature. Offered in a simple wooden frame. Ready to hang in its current state.

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