A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques The central design of stepped

The central design of stepped lozenges set upon the burnt orange ground delineated by a white running dog border at the top and bottom

see also Droth

She could be left as is a decorative relic of English country house furniture but if she is to be recovered the segmented rail must surely be salvaged

The base is a later marriage and the timber is of the same period

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A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques The central design of steppedOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22 high x 18 wide In Frame: 26. 75 high x 22. 75 wide x 1. 75 deep The half length portrait of a dashing French gentleman, probably in his late thirties, having a well groomed goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of a black blazer with a white collared under garment