Antique Oil Painting, Two Girls with a Bowl of Berries, Late 19th Century, Ivy Frame, 23" x 27"

Two girls resting on a mossy stone bank above the valley. The older one faces you in a yellow bonnet tied with pale blue ribbons, a red dress and a cream apron, a green bowl of berries in her lap and a sprig of leaves in her other hand. The younger girl sits behind her in a marigold dress with a green sash, holding a small flower to her lips. Behind them, a blue sky with high clouds, a white cottage, two tall poplars and a band of trees, with a leafy branch coming in from the right.

It sits in its old frame: a deep molding pressed with ivy leaves and berries on a ribbed ground, a beaded edge and a leaf-and-scroll inner lip, in bronze over a dark brown base. On the back, a plain wood frame with remnants of old paper, and a dark board held in with staples.

Antique Oil Painting, late 19th century. Unsigned as far as we can see. 23" x 27" framed. Lots of wear, as you'd hope from something this old: an allover craquelure through the sky and figures, small paint losses (including near the older girl's cheek and bonnet), and grime in the darker areas. The frame has chips and losses down to bare wood along the inner lip and at the corners, worn bronze on the high points, and scuffs throughout. Sold as is.

For the wall above a farmhouse table, a stair landing, or a guest room that could use a little company.

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