A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques As I roll it in

As I roll it in my finger tips I hear a voice

over a cylindrical fluted cupboard with hinged door opening to a shelf

presumed husband and wife

and they were skilled carpenters

the other having been cleaned

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 antiques As I roll it inOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22 high x 18 wide In Frame: 26. 75 high x 22. 75 wide x 1. 75 deep The half length portrait of a dashing French gentleman, probably in his late thirties, having a well groomed goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of a black blazer with a white collared under garment