A Pair of 19thC Italian School Oil & Tempura on Canvas Studies of Roses poa-item the whole surviving from Edwardian

the whole surviving from Edwardian period England and the Freemasons Friendly Lodge 1513

It has a very textured history

but ever the champion of the underdog

There is a crack to the centre running through the middle which doesn’t appear to have affected the stability of the piece

A Pair of 19thC Italian School Oil & Tempura on Canvas Studies of Roses poa-item the whole surviving from EdwardianOrigin: 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