Agree with @SBSVC, good call and yes it looks like KIRK to me too ..(here we go again!):D
Hi de ho!
Cool piece, unusual and old for sure, patch is superior tinker-work and almost folk-art ..no idea what for or where from though!
It is difficult for me to see whether the frame is actually gilt or if it has been painted with bronze powder (as many gilt frames have). I am...
This looks like a Mexican painting, being on velvet n'all ...
Someone tagged it as unsavoury and called a moderator.
Indeed they are, German 19thc.:smug:
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