A 19thC Paper-Cut Trompe L'oeil Illusionist Still Life Study Of A Dead Partridge In a Glazed Oak Frame sub-Antiques Three colourless glass apothecary bottles

Three colourless glass apothecary bottles

Trunks date back to pre-medieval times and were made in a large variety of shapes and sizes and from many different materials

Dated: Mid/Late 20th C

the oldest known example of a ship in a bottle is Italian and dated to 1784

There are then three woven borders of differing widths and a dotted white accent to highlight these

A 19thC Paper-Cut Trompe L'oeil Illusionist Still Life Study Of A Dead Partridge In a Glazed Oak Frame sub-Antiques Three colourless glass apothecary bottlesOrigin: French or Dutch Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1850 70 Height: 21. 5 inches Width: 17 inches The hand coloured, cut and shaped lithograph on paper, shows a recently deceased partridge suspended on an inky blue ground from a pinned string, within an oval inset border and oak frame with inner gilt band. Condition is good to very good, there is some general light foxing to the inset border though the study itself