A Highly Unusual 19thC Decoupage Mourning Ornament sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There was a implication from

There was a implication from the vendor that this bust came from a showman’s yard

Crone and one feels he must be a great asset where charitable causes are concerned

A varnish was then usually applied to finish the handiwork

Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England

The large Scandinavian antique pine coffer or marriage chest with hand sawn two piece plank top and one piece back having polychrome painted decoration to the front in the form of floral rosettes and fern sprays

A Highly Unusual 19thC Decoupage Mourning Ornament sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There was a implication fromOrigin: English Period: Mid Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 80 Height: 15 inches The unusual decoupage and reverse glass painted two piece ornament, in the form of a hand blown glass egg on stand decorated in sepia with a full length photographic portrait of a lady in period dress leaning on a sideboard on a starburst motif, the stand with a further starburst motif and an image of a large stags head, the depictions on a blue and pink