SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 James Bone collage which seems original to the

which seems original to the piece of board

Altogether pretty endearing I think

This wonderful cyanotype does invite filling in a backstory

There is one very very tiny chip around the lip of the platter

Plus red linen trousers held up with buttoned straps

SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 James Bone collage which seems original to theThis is, hands down, a wonderful painting. The sort of painting that makes me think of a luxurious, richly decorated room, old leather and wood everywhere, walls perhaps painted a deep burgundy and hung with dozens of antique dog portraits in gilded frames. But even amid many, I do think this painting, elegantly and dexterously capturing one handsome, highly prized, regal but gentle looking Spaniel (I think), would surely be my favorite! Oil on linen,