Arturo Moradei

More from Eastbourne auctions on 8 May 2015: an "A. Moradei 72" painting, 38 by 25 cm, estimated at £200 to £300.

This is easily found: Arturo Moradei (1840-1901), a typical fin-de-siècle painter of good, commercial pieces. His works, though usually larger, fetch usually around 5,000 Euro (in Italy), so even for this smaller work with some condition issues the estimation seems very low. The above painting (48 by 38 cm), well-painted but less charming, fetched 2,600 Euro in 1996. But again, interest will mainly be in Italy, so in England it may be harder to sell, certainly when the author and age isn't indicated any better than this. UPDATE: sold for £370, above top estimate but still way cheap.