Could you please clarify? Are you asking for the source of the text or whether the sheet dates to 1830? Debora
I don't want to belabor this but... Given "the despair of genius" is a quote from the French poet André Chénier, is there a reason you don't...
The holly in the seated figures lap -- I'll call her Maddalena for now -- appears to be a laurel crown such as poets would wear. Here's Dante in...
You do know that Andrea Chenier is a very well known opera about the poet? In 1973, it had an acclaimed European TV broadcast....
Thought so... "Despair of genius" is a quote. From the internet: "André Chénier, the original of whatever is truest to nature and genuine...
And Russian connection (e.g. liquor bottle on table) wouldn't be unexpected. Debora
Did you forget to post your photographs? Debora
Why don't you post a photograph of the marks on underside? Debora
Does this help (re self-portrait)? Debora [ATTACH]
It's a very strong work. Wasn't done by a teenage boy in his parents' basement. Michael Ryba drew cats in many of his works. You might want to...
Hum... That's so interesting. He was working in the mid-1970s. You could ask here; this collector appears to be very knowledgable about his...
Love how it's anchored with little enamel clouds below. Debora
The Empire Furniture Company of Huntington, West Virginia. Debora
That's what I see too. Debora
Here's a previous thread on CANDINO watches. Yours is about same age. 1960s/1970s cuspish. Sure to be plated....
To my eye... Period copy of a 1950ish still life painting of a very popular subject -- wild roses in a bowl -- by a not fully trained artist....
That's an interesting idea. Debora
Thank you for posting a better quality close-up photograph of the mark, Patrick. Debora
Ah, come on now. Those shades don't weigh anything. Throw 'em in the box. Debora
Don't ditch the shades! They are original and can be recovered by someone clever. (And sorry to shout. My pet peeve. The integrity of any lamp...
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