(American or English School). An Evesdropper in theTavern, Nineteenth Century. Oil on canvas, depicting an eighteenth century draped and panelled room, with a woman and two gentlemen seated at a table drinking wine, the table set with a Delft punch bowl, glass decanter, sweetmeat dish and silver spoons, a man peering over his shoulder at the group from a nearby table, apparently unsigned, (30 x 34.5 inches). Frame: H: 36.375 in., W: 40.375 in., D: 2.5 in.

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36.375 x 40.375 x 2.5 in