Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal with a small old tear

with a small old tear at lower right

present and future

with tiny nicks and scratches all over

I found this1935 Bar La Florida souvenir cocktail guide at the estate sale of an actress and philanthropist

Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal with a small old tearI am completely taken with this small oil on board still life of a couple of oranges; just a little gem of a painting I think. Initialed and dated at bottom right A. J. B (18)77 I believe I like it even better for the aging of the paint, which has had made the skin of the unsliced orange, especially, feel all the more orange like; just fantastic. And just right set on this simple tabletop, with a loose suggestion of wood grain, against a soft,