A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Mourning c.1870-80 sub-Decorative Objects The size of this example

The size of this example is rather unusually large and it would suit standing alone

but at a later date he assumed his sons

These chairs were sold as part of Sotheby's Benacre House Sale

Try and sit in this chair and not feel important

sal mirabilis since the 17th century

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Mourning c.1870-80 sub-Decorative Objects The size of this exampleOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22. 75 high x 17. 25 wide In Frame: 26. 25 high x 21. 25 wide x 1. 5 deep The half length portrait of an elderly French lady, being a widow in mourning, looking out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas on a fern coloured ground, the sitter shown in a black gown with scarlet flowers and trim, a black lace bonnet and wearing two wedding rings, the work presented in