A Charming Late 19thC Naïve School Oil on Canvas; Still Life of Flowers sub-Antiques of Bow Street

of Bow Street

the ruby red of the kimono giving her real lift with the drawing sharp

this mask reminds us of the enduring power of pretence and the everlasting appeal of the theatre

our intelligent guess as to Mr Edmund Heap’s identity is that he was born in 1887 in Burnley

It is unclear whether this album is at all related to Gatty or those around her but the blatant presence of the magazine extract leads us to believe she is either connected to this collection or is perhaps the muse for it

A Charming Late 19thC Naïve School Oil on Canvas; Still Life of Flowers sub-Antiques of Bow StreetOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Canvas Height: 19. 5 inches Canvas Width: 15. 5 inches With Frame: 26 X 22 inches Painted in oils on canvas in the nave style, depicting a still life of largely chrysanthemum flowers in whites, pinks, greens and oranges, upon a smoky ebony ground, the posy bunched in a gold vase sat on a ledge, the whole presented in its original acorn leaf gilt wood and gesso