A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics They no visible repairs to

They no visible repairs to speak of which is good considering the age and the fragility of the feet and beaks

The Armchairs:

The grandson of the founder

Philip was the only food critic in foxdom in the early twentieth century that was worth his salt

to a later added pine plinth base

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics They no visible repairs toOrigin: French, Lille Area Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 21. 75 Width: 18. 25 The hugely atmospheric bust length portrait of a dashing young French gentleman having short dark hair and long moustache, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment, the work with a ruled border and being signed top right in calligraphed