Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1950s.
The cherub is reflected in the polished surface of the table.

NOTE the faint silouette of a cherub face reflecting behind the painted cherub figurines head,slightly to the left.
ARTIST MONTAGUE JACKSON
Montague Walter Jackson was born in Hendon in 1890, the son of a gardener. In the 1911 Census, he was still living at home with his parents a 9 Granville Road, Child's Hill, Hendon, Middx and was listed as an art student.

He married in 1929 and at some stage was living at the above address in Bushey Heath. He died in Chichester, West Sussex in 1976.
We have found 1 auction results for his work in recent years, where a portrait sold for $1,288 at Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury in 1991.

FRAME
The painting has been newly framed in a 3" cream and gilt frame, which suits it very well. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.
MEASUREMENTS
Frame size 25 7/8" x 22" - 65.8cm x 55.85cm
Image size 19 5/8" x 15 3/4" - 49.85cm x 40cm

MEDIUM Oils on canvas
CONDITION
Very good condition. There are no repairs to the canvas, which is clean and taut. There is a little craquelure but no stretcher marks or paint loss. The frame is new.
DATELINE Estimated 1930-50 Latest.
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Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1950s.
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