Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish and that one appears to

and that one appears to once have had some gilding on its front paws too

Wired on the back for hanging straight away

I really love this little lion

who I believe was the maker

Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish and that one appears toThe luminous orange of this antique oil on board still life drew me like a magnet from a distance I thought at first oranges, but now I'm thinking maybe peaches, or even apricots? Whatever the case, perfectly complemented by the abundance of deep plum fruits surrounding them small plums I think (the right sort of greens) looking as they've just been plucked. Then this well bruised banana in front of them, lending a sense of momento mori to it all