A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Curios - The Salute

-    The Salute

the seat re-caned

whilst the escutcheons are original and the key works the lock for the top drawer and acts as the pull for the remaining drawers

Most of these galloping-horse roundabouts were built by the firm of Savage Brothers of King’s Lynn in Norfolk

A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Curios - The SaluteOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 The Canvas: 24. 25 high x 19. 75 wide In Frame: 34. 5 high x 30. 5 wide x 2. 75 deep The half length portrait of a discerning middle aged French gentleman having a goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the distance, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a thick black overcoat with a white collared under garment, the work presented in its original chunky ebonised