19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD candle matches

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There are some minor signs of wear commensurate with age to the giltwood such as to the top of the left panel and nibbles to the extremities in places (please see photographs)

12 (1869) and No

Each candle holder boasts two very detailed cherubs clasping around the candle holder

Length: 7cm

19th Century Portrait Of A Man With Flagon. Oil On Canvas. SOLD candle matchesA 19th century oil on canvas depicting a man leaning against a pillar before a leaded window with a flagon at his feet. The subject looks melancholic, holding his hat to his chest with slumped shoulders and a somewhat defeated standing pose. The leaded window, gothic archway and light streaming from a source to the right indicating a larger window suggests the setting may be within a church. The work has a some craquelure and high gloss varnish