Thomas Oxley Miller
(1854-1909)
"Phrosine & Meliodore," 1888
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated in the lower right corner: Oxley Miller; titled on the frame plaque
43" H x 72.5" W

Visual: Dust accumulation, grime, craquelure, paint shrinkage, and varnish discoloration commensurate with age. Other condition issues include but are not limited to: some scattered pea-sized pressure marks and surface scuffs, the longest of the latter measuring approximately 5 feet, horizontally, near the upper edge, just affecting the elbow of the male figure's right arm. Scattered areas of paint loss in the background including: a 1.75"H x 2.2" W area upper right; a quarter-sized area in the upper portion, to the right of center; and a 0.5" H x 1" W T-shaped crack in the pigment with attendant pea-sized paint loss at the upper right.

Blacklight: Scattered small touch-ups. Other touch-ups in the areas of three skillful repairs to the canvas, each of which includes a canvas patch on the verso: an approximately 5.5" horizontal repair in the upper half, to the right of center; an approximately 2" vertical repair near the lower portion of the right edge; and a pea-sized repaired puncture in the lower portion of the left edge.

Frame: 56" H x 88" W x 4.5" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.