Small Antique Oil Painting Portrait of an Infant c1800s Clothing Appliquéd red cardinal birds feature

Appliquéd red cardinal birds feature through the bodice of this vest along with wool embroidered branches and leaves

base 13cm square

small holes in places and a couple of perforations

A seascape of boats on a calm sea captured as the sun is setting

Small Antique Oil Painting Portrait of an Infant c1800s Clothing Appliquéd red cardinal birds featureA charming little portrait of a sweet blue eyed child A skilled artist has captured the expression and features beautifully the chubby cheeks, wonder in the eyes, the stand up hair!! Oil on canvas stretched over a timber frame Frame measures 31. 5cm wide x 39cm high x 2. 5cm deep Painting measures 17. 5cm wide x 24. 5cm high Artwork is estimated to be late 1800's to early 1900s Some indistinct cursive handwriting is on the back of the canvas frame The