A Mysterious 19thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman antiques poised to take the name

poised to take the name of the visitor”

The bowls are marked with the makers name Thomas Taylor

the fronts embossed with details of various balls and dances

Ship's Telegraphs are among the most poignant of wreck finds

Height: 72 inches (approx)

A Mysterious 19thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman antiques poised to take the nameOrigin: Unknown Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 90 Canvas: 14 inches x 9. 5 inches The Whole in Frame: 19. 5 inches x 15 inches The head and shoulders bust portrait painting of a young gentleman in oils on canvas, in dark period dress, presented in the original gilded frame survives from the second half of the nineteenth century and is apparently unsigned. The picture and frame are both in what could be described as attic