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Edwin Steele 1803/5 - 1871
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Edwin Steele 1803/5 - 1871

19th century
For Sale by Ellis Fine Art
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Beautifully painted oil on canvas in very attractive gilt frame of flowers in a vase

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Ellis Fine Art has dated this Victorian Floral Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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Beautifully painted oil on canvas in very attractive gilt frame of flowers in a vase
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Ellis Fine Art has dated this Victorian Floral Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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Ellis Fine Art
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17th.,18th.19th and 20th c. Antiques and fine art

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A Victorian floral oil painting depicting an arrangement of colourful roses, irises, and dahlias inside a carved gilded frame against a dark backdrop.
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Archive I A Victorian floral oil painting depicting an arrangement of colourful roses, irises, and dahlias inside a carved gilded frame against a dark backdrop.

Edwin Steele 1803/5 - 1871

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Ellis Fine Art
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North Yorkshire
United Kingdom

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A Victorian floral oil painting depicting an arrangement of colourful roses, irises, and dahlias inside a carved gilded frame against a dark backdrop.
Edwin Steele 1803/5 - 1871
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A Victorian floral oil painting depicting an arrangement of colourful roses, irises, and dahlias inside a carved gilded frame against a dark backdrop.
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  • ObjectFine Art Painting
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Wood, Gesso, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold, Multicolour, Dark Brown
  • MotifsFloral bouquet, Ornate scrollwork, Gilded frame, Dark backdrop

This nineteenth-century Victorian oil painting depicts an arrangement of colourful roses, irises, and dahlias inside an ornate gilded wooden frame set against a dark brown backdrop. The canvas shows a rich floral bouquet with red, white, pink, yellow, and blue blooms, accented by green leaves and delicate peach blossoms. The heavy wooden frame has extensive gesso moulding with deep relief floral carvings and corner scrollwork finished in bright gold leaf. The surface displays minor signs of age with craquelure visible across the painted oil layer. Measuring 85 cm by 105 cm, the framed artwork presents a substantial presence suitable for traditional interior settings. In a contemporary home, this fine art painting suits placement above a mantelpiece in a drawing room, library, or formal dining room. The dark backdrop and vibrant floral motifs complement English country house aesthetics, pairing well with traditional wooden panelling or neutral heritage wall colours. The substantial scale makes it an effective focal point on a chimney breast or above a sideboard. The piece hangs securely from picture wire fixed to the reverse of the stretcher bars.

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Victorian still life paintings typically feature dense floral arrangements with meticulous botanical detail and strong light contrast against dark backgrounds, reflecting nineteenth-century scientific interest and decorative tastes.

Artists utilised oil pigments bound in natural drying oils applied to linen canvas, which were then mounted inside wooden frames decorated with molded gesso and burnished gold leaf.

Authentic period paintings display uniform craquelure across the paint layer, natural age discolouration on the reverse canvas, artist signatures, and hand-joined timber stretchers.

Position the artwork as a central focal point above a mantelpiece or console table, using the dark botanical colours to create contrast against contemporary neutral walls.

Keep the painting away from direct heat sources and high humidity, dusting the carved frame gently with a soft dry brush without applying liquid chemical polishes.
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