Charming British Antique 19th Century Oil Painting Of An AFRICAN GREY PARROT
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Quality Oil Painting
Portrait of an African Grey Parrot
British School c1890
A really charming antique oil painting of an African Grey Parrot that dates to the 1890-1910 period. A very atmospheric work, such pieces in Victorian Britain being influenced in part by the poet and artist Edward Lear 1812-1888 who loved nothing better than painting and drawing parrots. Age- c1890-1910Medium- Oils on canvasboard panel.Size- 17 by 13 inches approx (430 x 330 mm) including frame, panel 13 by 9 inches approx. Condition- Generally very good for its age though some varnish browning in places. Some thinner paint by design, small paint chip and old repair to the backbround top right.Frame- Period gold coloured frame, some knocks and losses, offered free with the painting. The odd spot of old woodworm to the reverse of the frame. Signature- Unsigned, inscribed to the reverse. Belvoir Fine Art are long established fine art dealers from the East Midlands of England. Our team has over 40 years experience in the art trade, having sold online for a considerable number of years now. We have contacts in London and The North West of England meaning we are able to source fresh to the market artwork at affordable prices. Please bid with confidence. Please note every care is taken to ensure photographs accurately represent the item offered for sale. Due to differences in monitor settings and certain internet pages on occasion images may not be an exact match in brightness, colour or contrast to the actual item.
Due to the fragile nature of frames, our shippers do not provide compensation for any damage caused during transit. Therefore we now give all our frames free of charge to the winning bidders, and in bidding you so accept and acknowledge that we cannot compensate or refund for any damage occurring to frames during transit. Pictures sell!
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