A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics We have seen one other

We have seen one other fairly similar example

The sphere is believed to be original to the stand

The Armchairs:

The elaborately carved and later ebonised jardinière stand

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1890 sub-Religion & Relics We have seen one otherOrigin: French, Lille Area Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 21. 75 Width: 18. 25 The hugely atmospheric bust length portrait of a dashing young French gentleman having short dark hair and long moustache, and looking directly out to the viewer, painted in oils on canvas, the sitter shown in a black over garment with a white collared under garment, the work with a ruled border and being signed top right in calligraphed