A Late 19thC French Provincial Naïve School Oil on Canvas of a Rural Scene; 1880; M. Gilbert

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A Late 19thC French Provincial Naïve School Oil on Canvas of a Rural Scene; 1880; M. GilbertOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1880Width: 21. 5Height: 16. 5Depth: 1. 5 (in frame)In entirely original condition, the provincial oil on canvas painting of a youth with a stallion and hunting dog amidst classic rural French countryside walking upon a track by a river side, painted in the nave style by a journeying Englishman, and housed in its original time worn frame, signed and dated 1880 M. Gilbert to the lower right,

The solid lead sculpted figures of a pair of stylised lion-dogs

The costume for the dummy is good quality and all original

It could be restored of course though it is charming and original in this state

stirrups and reins

sand toys were usually in a glass-encased frame

there are a few areas of loss and one burn hole to the left centre but all of these anomalies make for sensational back story

we have given it a sympathetic clean

Not only does this chest contain a wonderful array of impressive and colourful specimens

Height: 21 inches (the whole

5”Depth: 1

Length: 147cms / 4

An impressive carapace