Bidspirit auction | LARGE 18TH C FRENCH SCHOOL

LARGE 18TH C FRENCH SCHOOL STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING - An 18th-century French School oil composition presenting an elaborate outdoor arrangement of floral blossoms spilling from a metallic urn, surrounded by fresh pomegranates, grapes, peaches, and sliced melon alongside two exotic perched parrots. Rendered with rich chiaroscuro and atmospheric depth against a dark parkland background with distant architecture. The canvas has been relined and mounted to a wooden cross-braced stretcher within a narrow gilded frame. old, master, antique, baroque, rococo, botanical, artwork, bird, nature, fauna Dimensions Frame: 39 1/4 x 49 1/4 in. Painting: 36 x 46 in. Condition Overall good condition. The paint surface exhibits a fine, stable network of age craquelure throughout. Minor paint flaking and small losses are visible along the extreme upper edge near the frame rabbet. The canvas has been relined and re-stretched onto a modern wooden stretcher with a central crossbar. The narrow gilded wood frame displays light surface wear and minor edge rubbing.