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Lot 187: Mary Ellen Best (1809-1891)

Est: £500 GBP - £800 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 17, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Mary Ellen Best (1809-1891)
A woman paring apples
inscribed 'No 1. Girl paring Apples/(drawn by) Miss Bes/York' (on the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
8 5/8 x 11¼ in. (21.9 x 28.6 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Northern Academy of Arts, Newcastle, August 1831.

Literature

Caroline Davidson, The world of Mary Ellen Best, Chatto & Windus, 1985, p.55.

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
All lots removed to off-site warehouse the day after the sale - 2 weeks free storage

Auction Details

Christie's Interiors

by
Christie's
March 17, 2009, 10:30 AM WET

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK