Lot 428 , Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (1833-1912) Catching a farter 15.5 x 23in.

**Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (1833-1912)
oil on canvas
'Catching a farter'
signed and inscribed Venezeia
15.5 x 23in.
Estimate £2,000-3,000

Please note 5% Import duty will be charged on the hammer price.

Oil on canvas cleaned and relined 10 -20 years ago or so, canvas remains tight, paint in good order, signed and inscribed lower right, housed in the original gilt gesso frame which has some small cracks and minor repairs, old auction room chalk numbering verso.


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Sold for £1,900