Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Paintings "Black Eagle" was purchased by

"Black Eagle" was purchased by the circus proprietors

This very attractive antique Levantine chair has a curved back with a pair of turned ball finials and a central crest inlaid with bone

This is a particularly nice example of his work

the top having a stepped crown

Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Paintings "Black Eagle" was purchased byA fine antique oil painting by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne (1847 1913), of a French cavalry soldier on horseback, 1883. The painting titled "The Despatch Bearer", depicts a French cavalry soldier riding his horse frantically to deliver despatches to the front. The soldier in full uniform with his cavalry trooper's sword hanging from his sadle & the horse hair from his Cuirassier helmet is fluttering in in the wind. The horse's mane too flapping in the