This is a magnificent antique Dutch School floral still life oil on canvas painting with a stunning gilt gesso frame, late 18th century in date.
This splendid painting is rectangular in shape and features brightly illuminated pastel-tinted roses and bi-coloured Carnations and Honeysuckle arranged against a ruined wall with trees in the background.
Great attention has been paid to individual elements in the bouquet. Indeed each petal has been painted with diligent conscientious precision.
It is housed in its magnificent original giltwood frame.
Add this splendid antique Dutch painting to a very special wall in your home.
Provenance:
Property of Archibald Stirling of Keir
Condition:
In excellent condition the painting and frame having been beautifully cleaned in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 55 x width 88 x depth 5 - frame
Height 39 x width 72 - canvas
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 10 inches x width 2 foot, 11 inches x depth 2 inches - frame
Height 1 foot, 3 inches x width 2 foot, 4 inches - canvas
Archibald Hugh Stirling,
Laird of Keir (born 18 September 1941) is a Scottish theatrical producer, a former officer in the Scots Guards,and Laird of the Keir estate at Lecropt in the Stirling council area in Scotland.
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural food, flowers, dead animals...
Category
Dutch Antique 1790s Wall Decorations
MaterialsCanvas, Giltwood