19th C Oil on Board Landscape Signed A. Coulanges Vintage

19th C Oil on Board Landscape Signed A. Coulanges VintageSilver Distressed Wood Framed Coastline with Greenery Signed A. Coulanges Unknown regional French artist could be A. and then referring to Coulanges region several small French towns have the name but its also a common French surname Back of board says "Petit St Thomas" a famous Parisian department store founded in the 1830s which later merged with Le Bon Marche, one of the world's first true department stores located on Rue du Bac in Paris. Sold

“Field 7

Pages show toning consistent with age

Cunego sculp

oxidation/patina variation

The sides are inset with softly iridescent mother-of-pearl panels

Interior is lined in palm cream satin and velvet

background often showsn Parisian facades or church interiors situtaitng the meeting as both religious and civic corruption

Corbell & Co

heavy foxing overall

Late 19th - Early 20th C (1890-1915)

executed in classical medallic style

following papal endorsements (notably Pope Pius IX in 1856) and the spread of this imagery in churches and private chapels