Oh! I love it when you all talk dirty! Debora
I'm finding a number examples of her work with a Google Images search. And here is her signature. [ATTACH]
I'm thinking Home Goods or similar. Debora
Yours doesn't appear to be the work of a fully trained artist. Debora
That's odd. The two pieces don't share design elements. Debora
Thank you so much for joining us, Tracy. You're very welcome here. Debora
I should add that infant mortality rates were high in the late 1880s and the loss of a child wouldn't be unexpected. Debora
That said... It's stamped "Germany" so more likely pre-World War II. Debora
'An Empty Place.' I think the mother is missing. That's why a father is cradling the child in her stead. And that's an adult's chair, not a...
Could be as late as the 1950s, I suppose. The work is 'Halt at an Inn' by the French artist Meissonier. 1862-1863. It's in the Wallace...
That tavern scene was widely used on toffee tins. Likely the same age. 1920s-1930s maybe. The pattern is faux burled wood. Sure someone can...
You'll want to do that so all your photographs and replies are on one thread. Debora
Technique not the same and nor is signature. Debora [ATTACH]
That's a lot of ocean for the Castilian countryside! Debora [ATTACH]
Looks like a little souvenir from somewhere. One of the Balearic Islands, I'd think. (The words "estella" and "can" point that way.) Is the...
It's signed fairly clearly "Garniga" (to my eye.) Debora
If it was purchased by the government, most likely came out of a catalogue of office furnishings. Debora
Thank you, @TanyaG. That's helpful. Debora
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Close... but no proverbial. Debora
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