Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil it is a pleasure just

it is a pleasure just to see such Old World artisan work

Here we see her as a pre-teen or young teen along with her pet parrot and her King James Spaniel

After all these 200+ years

The white trim has one chipped curlicue there above and to the right of the M on the top of the box

commerce for a century and a half

Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil it is a pleasure justI love these old "Fruits of the Hunt" themed paintings on board, 19th century French works that were more a prayer of thanks for the evening meal than they were about hunting, really. They're almost trompe l'oeil, with birds or perhaps rabbits, etc., hanging against a wall, fresh for the evening's kitchen preparation. This one has an autumn feel to the added leaves and twigs. An artist's signature is there but we have no way to make it out or