A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Curios commensurate with age though the

commensurate with age though the mask with the longest nose has been displaced and re-attached so there are joining lines

The roomy trunk is in entirely original condition with the handles

In fair condition the pictures charm is partly down to its scruffy and unpolished presentation

Origin: French or Dutch

A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Curios commensurate with age though theOrigin: European Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Canvas Height: 8 inches Canvas Width: 6. 25 inches In Frame: 13. 75 x 10. 5 inches The well depicted three quarter depiction on board of a young to middle aged lady in a neutral contemplative pose survives from the first half of the nineteenth century and is presented in its original carved & gilt painted softwood frame depicting large birds and floral pierced