Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923)

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

Lined. Surface cracking. Slightly dirty. Under ultraviolet light, inpainting addressing a 5 in. T-shaped repaired tear in the rightmost green apple, a 1 in. spot of inpainting along the center lower edge, scattered dots and dashes of inpainting in the background including a larger spot at center left, areas of inpainting in the shadowing of a few of the apples, particularly the rightmost red apple, a few other specks and small dots of inpainting in the apples, inpainting along the extreme edges, and an uneven varnish.