ABRAHAM VAN STRY THE ELDER (DUTCH, 1753-1826), OIL ON BEVELLED WOOD PANEL, H 10", W 9": Depicts family scene with vendor of pictures outside an inn. Purchase papers from Lucerne, Switzerland. From a prominent Grosse Pointe Farms estate.

High quality painting with good detail.  As viewed under UV light in the unopened frame:  large, linear 'X' shape line of overpainting going through the majority of the height and width of the painting; remnants of stable, unobtrusive craquelure; loss of paint right along the bottom edge; c. 1 1/4" vertical white line just to the left of the center window (may be a scrape?); modern frame has cracks.