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Five Mid 20th C Fairground Oil on Board Mythical Folk Art Portraits of Kings
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A fabulous collection of original fairground or theatre art portraits of mythical kings in a classical backdrop. To adorn a ride or production, my gut is fairground and likely used as rounders boards on a carousel or the like
Oil on board and later housed in extremely good quality gesso frames and glazed. Some age related
Mid century in age, likely English possibly French, price is for the collection of five
78/74/4cm x2
73/75/4cm
71/73/4cm
64/74/4cm
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 29.14 in (74 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 5
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- Date of Manufacture:mid 20th
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Lowestoft, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4612143914482
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