An 18thC Italian School Oil on Canvas of Christ on the Cross c.1780 sub-Decorative Objects The use of avian supports

The use of avian supports here is symbolistic

As original as they come and a rare find too

and his father was a good bird stuffer too'

The étagère is in good overall condition and has the expected signs of wear to the ebonised finish to the extremities

some nineteenth and some later reproductions

An 18thC Italian School Oil on Canvas of Christ on the Cross c.1780 sub-Decorative Objects The use of avian supportsOrigin: Italian SchoolPeriod: Late 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1770 1790Height: 36Width: 25. 25Painted in oils on canvas, and apparently unsigned, depicting Christ on the cross, with the acronym INRI above, to the figures of Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist amongst others below, the whole displaying an evocative time worn texture and surviving from the second half of eighteenth century Italy. The condition of the painting is unrestored and