A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Antiques oriental woolen carpet in the

oriental woolen carpet in the pictures is most certainly Chinese

a blue shade reminiscent of the 1830s

plocamium cartilagineum

trompe l'oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about the nature of art and perception and this example is no different

the poster has some bubbling

A Charming Late 19thC Oil on Canvas of a Violin sub-Antiques oriental woolen carpet in theOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Canvas Height: 26. 25 inches Canvas Width: 14. 75 inches The well sized oil on canvas painting depicting a traditional Stradivarius type violin realised on a dark charcoal ground survives from late nineteenth century England. The picture is in fair overall condition with an even amount of craquelure to its surface. There are a few areas of flaked loss, most notably to the violins