A Pair of Late 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Studies of Nude Males sub-Decorative Objects and becoming inspired to bring

and becoming inspired to bring that same sense of classical style and proportion back to Britain

A hugely appealing sign in completely untouched condition

The inky blue ground with three geometrically themed tarantula medallions

The frames have a few very small areas of loss to their edgings and some old worm

Witches balls have a rather interesting and mysterious history and there have been several theories put forward as to their main use

A Pair of Late 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Studies of Nude Males sub-Decorative Objects and becoming inspired to bringOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1900Height: 34Width: 15 (each)The two academic studies of the male form; painted in oils on canvas and depicting two differing male nude models of middle age, each un stretched and in simple frames, surviving from the latter stages of nineteenth century France. In entirely untouched and original condition the studies have been executed in oils on linen canvas supports which are unlined.