Moody 19th Century Oil Seascape on Windor & Newton Board brass hooks given pride of place on

given pride of place on its own little shelf in the entry way

There is some dryness/wear to the wood on the bowl of the spoon and along its edges

with all over embroidery that reads like tears streaming down his front

on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail

Moody 19th Century Oil Seascape on Windor & Newton Board brass hooks given pride of place onI would bet if one cleaned this old painting, c. 1880s or so, it would brighten up a bit, but part of what I really love about it is how dark and moody it feels ideal for viewing by candlelight! At 13" inches across it is not large, but it has a big aura, and is the sort of painting I'd want to design a whole room around in my dreams a library or study with lots of old wood and leather and a view of the sea! And I really could look at that little row