A 19thC Defaced French School Oval Pastel Portrait of Lady c.1870 sub-Curios 75”The rather unusual scroll backed

75”The rather unusual scroll backed ottoman

Bohemia in 1829

the camel doesn’t show any signs of damage other than one repair to one hind leg meaning he is very slightly askew when stood but is still entirely presentable

Two of the six cases are annotated and these examples are marked as

whilst the front is as equally worn as the sides

A 19thC Defaced French School Oval Pastel Portrait of Lady c.1870 sub-Curios 75”The rather unusual scroll backedOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 24 Width: 20 The defaced portrait of a French lady in oval form, executed in pastels on paper and laid to card, wearing a navy dress with brooch clasp, her hair tied up, her face totally and intentionally damaged, on a beautiful green grey ground, the work unframed and surviving from the third quarter of nineteenth century France. The photographs show clearly that there are