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Garden Flowers: French 19th Century Floral Still Life, Oil on Mahogany Panel
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Garden Flowers: French 19th Century Floral Still Life, Oil on Mahogany Panel

19th century
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An attractive French floral still life of garden flowers, dating from the late 19th Century. Painted on a mahogany panel with the stamp of the Paris colour merchants "N Vieille", the painting has a trace of signature on the lower right, which I have not been able to decipher. Light rubbing to the background. Measuring 46 x 38 cm, the overall framed size in a simple more recent frame is 55 x 47 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Floral Oil Painting to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA802646
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An attractive French floral still life of garden flowers, dating from the late 19th Century.
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Painted on a mahogany panel with the stamp of the Paris colour merchants "N Vieille", the painting has a trace of signature on the lower right, which I have not been able to decipher.
Skippings Fine Arts

Light rubbing to the background. Measuring 46 x 38 cm, the overall framed size in a simple more recent frame is 55 x 47 cm

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Floral Oil Painting to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA802646
Skippings Fine Arts
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An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface.
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Archive I An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface.

Garden Flowers: French 19th Century Floral Still Life, Oil on Mahogany Panel

Archive II An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View II
Archive III An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View III
Archive IV An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View IV
Archive V An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View V
Archive VI An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View VI
Archive VII An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface. View VII
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An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface.
Garden flowers: French 19th Century floral still life, oil on mahogany panel
Ref: SA802646
An antique 19th-century French oil painting on a wooden panel depicting a vase of purple, red, and white flowers on a table surface.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century French
  • MaterialOil Paint, Mahogany Panel
  • ColourDark Purple, Brown
  • MotifsFloral arrangement, Ceramic vessel, Impasto brushwork, Muted background
  • SizeH 46 cm (18 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

This nineteenth-century French still life oil painting depicts a rich floral arrangement of garden flowers in shades of dark purple, red, and white housed within a ceramic vessel on a wooden table. Executed on a mahogany panel with impasto brushwork, the piece features a muted background with light rubbing, a trace of an undeciphered signature on the lower right, and a few loose flowers resting on the surface beside the vase. The overall framed size is 55 cm high, 47 cm wide, and a few centimetres deep, while the panel itself measures 46 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 1 cm deep. Suitable for display above a sideboard in a dining room or living space, the painting brings a classic French chateau aesthetic to traditional interiors. The dark colour palette and textured floral motifs provide a grounded focal point for a wall arrangement. The sturdy panel construction and neutral wooden frame allow for straightforward hanging in domestic settings requiring authentic nineteenth-century regional artwork.

FAQs

During the 19th century, French artists moved away from strict classical academic compositions towards freer treatments of light, brushwork, texture, and natural botanical subjects.

Mahogany provided a smooth, rigid, and durable substrate that resisted warping and moisture changes better than softwoods or unprimed canvas stretched on wooden frames.

Authentic period works typically exhibit natural age craquelure, subtle surface oxidation, hand-planed panel backs, and period-appropriate pigments without modern synthetic binders.

Position the artwork in a quiet niche, above a mantelpiece, or integrated into a gallery wall to add historical depth and contrast.

Keep the panel in a climate-controlled room away from direct sunlight, radiators, or excessive humidity to prevent the wood from expanding, contracting, or cracking.
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