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Vase of Flowers - Antique Oil Painting
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Vase of Flowers - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
Description

French oil on canvas showing a vase of flowers. The painting is unsigned and dates form the late 19th century.

Dimensions - 30 x 25 cm

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Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Floral Still Life Painting to the 19th Century.

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French oil on canvas showing a vase of flowers. The painting is unsigned and dates form the late 19th century.

Dimensions - 30 x 25 cm

Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Floral Still Life Painting to the 19th Century.

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Rue des Fontenelles
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2015

Specialists in french antiiques, decorative objects and french and european paintings.

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An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background.
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Archive I An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background.

Vase of Flowers - Antique Oil Painting

Archive II An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background. View II
Archive III An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background. View III
Archive IV An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background. View IV
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Rue des Fontenelles
Telephone 01647 432381 or 07933 200912
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Chagford
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An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background.
Vase of Flowers - Antique Oil Painting
Ref: SA1236266
An antique oil painting on canvas depicting a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Traditional
  • MaterialOil Paint, Canvas
  • ColourMuted Brown
  • MotifsFloral arrangement, Glazed earthen vase, Chiaroscuro lighting, Impasto texture

This nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicts a mixed bouquet of white, yellow, and red flowers arranged in a dark green vessel against a textured brown background. The composition employs a traditional style with muted brown tones and impasto texture. The artwork shows visible signs of age through its dark craquelure and aged varnish across the surface, along with an unsigned format. The dark green glazed vase features a rounded body and a small handle attached to the neck, while the floral arrangement displays varied blossom shapes and green leaves under chiaroscuro lighting. Measuring 30 x 25 cm, the painting fits easily into traditional interior spaces. Placed within an English country house setting, it suits positioning above a sideboard in a living room, dining room, or hallway to bring classical warmth to the wall. The neutral brown background and rich floral palette coordinate with antique wooden furniture and traditional wall treatments, adding historical character to domestic interiors.

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Floral still life painting emerged as an independent genre in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, predominantly in the Netherlands and Flanders. Artists focused on meticulous botanical detail, symbolising nature, transience, and wealth through complex floral arrangements.

Traditional oil paintings were created using ground mineral and organic pigments bound in linseed or walnut oil, applied onto stretched linen canvas, hemp, or wooden panels. Compositions were subsequently coated with natural resin varnishes, such as dammar, to protect the paint layer and enhance depth.

Authenticity is evaluated through physical signs of age, including natural craquelure across the paint surface, hand-hewn stretcher bars, oxidisation of wooden supports, and age-related darkening of canvas fibers. Examination under ultraviolet light helps identify modern retouching or structural restoration.

A traditional floral still life can be incorporated into modern settings by mounting it in a understated wooden frame and placing it above contemporary furniture to create visual contrast. Pairing muted artwork with clean lines, natural timber, and warm textiles balances classic history with modern minimalism.

Paintings should be kept in stable environments away from direct sunlight, excess humidity, and heat sources. Surface dust should be removed gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or chemical cleaners which can dissolve historic varnish layers.
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