Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting old wooden signcle Sound and sturdy

Sound and sturdy

the carving on this is really quite stunning

from a lot that had been purchased from the home and studio of Jeff Lalish

with the aim of this one being getting all the gold pegs to where the silver ones are and vice verse

Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting old wooden signcle Sound and sturdyA nicely atmospheric old oil on board painting of a pair of dangling peaches and a bunch of grapes. The tall narrow shape of the board is somewhat unusual, and I must say the vertically oriented composition with strategically arranged hanging fruits makes me wonder whether this wasn't meant as a nod to a nude torso of a woman?! Maybe that's just me, or maybe it was subconscious or maybe it was a very deliberate visual metaphor! Whatever the case, I