Radiant 19th Century Oil on Canvas Still Life, Pile of Fruit on Stool weathered sign and have sat on it

and have sat on it thinking I would take it to an appraiser

with the black black of the horse and hanging figures lending it a whole different kind of change and resonance

I'd be willing to bet this was the stand for presenting a prize rooster

but I think its got a bit of a pretty strong  Arts and Crafts sensibility from a hundred years prior

and evincing a soul poised to be lifted to heaven

Radiant 19th Century Oil on Canvas Still Life, Pile of Fruit on Stool weathered sign and have sat on itI shot this large ish 19th c. oil on canvas still life in two different lighting conditions to try to give a good sense; the tone of the ground shifts a bit depending, but either way it seems lit by an internal light; that watermelon, especially, is just radiant! I love an old still life painting of fruit s in many forms, but especially love how this arrangement watermelon, peaches, plums, pears and grapes, I believe are so compactly arranged in a