A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles via a few shrewd decisions

via a few shrewd decisions

The Regency chest of two short and three long roomy drawers in the original straw coloured painted finish with painted black line mock stringing to each drawer and to the top

and in 1962

while Saint Joseph looks on from behind

A Mid 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles via a few shrewd decisionsOrigin: 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