French Provincial River Bridge Landscape, Oil on Board in Gilt Frame, Early 20th Century pottery 5” H x 9” D

5” H x 9” D

The later 1950s giltwood frame presents beautifully with light wear consistent with age and use

this finely made lighter features a beautifully engraved check pattern across its gold-plated body

and printed in France with the authorization of Martin Fabiani

likely bovine in form

French Provincial River Bridge Landscape, Oil on Board in Gilt Frame, Early 20th Century pottery 5” H x 9” DA quietly evocative French provincial landscape, executed in oil on board and presented in a substantial giltwood frame. The composition centers on a stone arched bridge spanning a gently flowing river, rendered with confident, painterly brushwork and a restrained, atmospheric palette. Soft blue grey skies drift above a pastoral backdrop of clustered trees and distant architectural remnants, while the warm ochres and muted greens of the bridge and