A Pair of 19thC Italian School Oil & Tempura on Canvas Studies of Roses poa-item the body with a leather

the body with a leather and embroidery saddle back

the work has wear expected and commensurate with its age

The mythical element is particularly interesting

Hard to date precisely

but ever the champion of the underdog

A Pair of 19thC Italian School Oil & Tempura on Canvas Studies of Roses poa-item the body with a leatherOrigin: Italian, Umbria District Period: Macchiaioli Provenance: Formerly of the Collection Pietro Vitali, Foligno Date: c. 1850 70 The Works: 10 wide x 14 high & 9. 5 wide x 13 high In Frames: 14 wide x 18 high x 1. 5 deep & 13 wide x 17 high x 1. 25 deep Painted in oils and tempura on canvas and presented in their original moulded and gilded frames, the pair of works, of slightly differing sizes, depicting bunches of red roses each tied with green