A Very Good Mid-18thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1760 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage the reverse stamped ‘D rusiel’

the reverse stamped ‘D rusiel’ (

giving the piece an added charm

When it was first introduced in France towards the end of the 17th century the torchiere mounted one candle only

In the Regency style the mahogany side or hall table of classic proportions and appealing colour

A Very Good Mid-18thC Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1760 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage the reverse stamped ‘D rusiel’Origin: French or English Period: Louis XV George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1760 80 Canvas: 17. 75 inches x 13 inches In Frame: 22. 25 inches x 17. 25 inches The well realised eighteenth century oil on canvas portrait of a dashing young to middle aged gentleman in oils on canvas, in a black overcoat with a peppermint white neckerchief, the work apparently unsigned, survives in an associated nineteenth century frame. The picture is a little