Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal or else keep them on

or else keep them on my desk storing paper clips etc

with tiny nicks and scratches all over

I can't find a definite date

6 1/4" x 3 5/8" and in very good condition

It is framed by incised banding around the perimeter of the lid as well as near the top and bottom of the sides

Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal or else keep them onI am completely taken with this small oil on board still life of a couple of oranges; just a little gem of a painting I think. Initialed and dated at bottom right A. J. B (18)77 I believe I like it even better for the aging of the paint, which has had made the skin of the unsliced orange, especially, feel all the more orange like; just fantastic. And just right set on this simple tabletop, with a loose suggestion of wood grain, against a soft,