Superb 19th c. Antique French Oil Painting, Nature Morte Still Life with Birds painting and measure 5

and measure 5

No markings that I can find but the metal has been tested and is 18k gold

In display it really isn't distracting

A wonderful gift for the writer in your family OR

1848 drawing portraits

Superb 19th c. Antique French Oil Painting, Nature Morte Still Life with Birds painting and measure 5I love this genre! With roots to Northern European 1500 1600s paintings representing the makings of a feast or a simple dinner, these later French paintings are not celebrations of the kill, but are prayers, almost, of thanksgiving for the makings of the day's meal. Here, you see that played out with the 3 snipes ( I think they are something like a snipe the long pointed beaks), and a cooking pot, a decorated clay pitcher and a glass wine goblet