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'The Fritter Seller' signed or inscribed to the reverse oil on panel, in a carved and giltwood 19th Century Florentine frame 44 x 33.5cm

Footnote: Provenance: Samuel Wreford, Warehouseman, 17 Aldermanbury, City of London The original by Gerrit Dou is in the Uffizi, Florence.

Condition report: Oil on panel. The panel has a slight convex warp in a vertical direction, there are to horizontal battens reinforcing the panel on the reverse, The paint layer is in a stable condition. The paint layer has some age and drying cracks. There are retouchings across the surface which are well matched to the original. The varnish is glossy , even and slightly yellowed. There are a few small losses to the surface of frame.

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