A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Art & Sculpture his arms held out before

his arms held out before him (probably once holding a pipe or plaque)

The well-carved x-framed stool with turned stretcher with a naturally distressed black painted carcass having gilded highlights

made by Coro

Height: 53 inches

the craft was never taken up by the leisured Victorian middle classes and so remained hidden and unrecorded

A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Art & Sculpture his arms held out beforeOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Canvas Height: 26. 25 inches Canvas Width: 14. 75 inches The well sized oil on canvas painting depicting a traditional Stradivarius type violin realised on a dark charcoal ground survives from late nineteenth century England. The picture is in fair overall condition with an even amount of craquelure to its surface. There are a few areas of flaked loss, most notably to the violins