Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. The painting in your possession is very much in the style of William Shayer and most likely by him.
I will not copy the extensive description of the past auction, as you already know the content. The setting and atmosphere is very typical for Shayer, and collector´s tend to pay more if the artist´s work falls within the normal parameters. A number of other paintings offered as William Shayer paintings in the recent past, did not make the threshold of 1000 USD, a few "typical" sold above 3000 USD.