A 19thC Paper-Cut Trompe L'oeil Illusionist Still Life Study Of A Dead Partridge In a Glazed Oak Frame sub-Antiques displaying a highly colourful array

displaying a highly colourful array of specimens in a good mixture of sizes

Bernard" became official only by the middle of the 19th century

or a miniature bible perhaps

And we’ve got his tail

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 displaying a highly colourful arrayOrigin: 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