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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 9896224, member: 1476&quot;]Unfortunately, it does appear to be a decorative painting.&nbsp; Clues are the artificial aging to the back panel and the staples that hold the frame together.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is mention of Roe Bros. on the internet as being an artists&#039; supply company at one time.&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example from a 1934 trade journal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497195[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But I suspect that trade name has been used in the recent past to add a dubious provenance to commercially-made artwork.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All of these works that bear the Roe Bros. label also appear to be decorative paintings.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/819308110/antique-1800s-impressionist-oil-painting?show_sold_out_detail=1&amp;ref=nla_listing_details" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/819308110/antique-1800s-impressionist-oil-painting?show_sold_out_detail=1&amp;ref=nla_listing_details" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/819308110/antique-1800s-impressionist-oil-painting?show_sold_out_detail=1&amp;ref=nla_listing_details</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/oil-on-panel-painting-dutch-style-winter-scene-166-c-6044a3e930" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/oil-on-panel-painting-dutch-style-winter-scene-166-c-6044a3e930" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/oil-on-panel-painting-dutch-style-winter-scene-166-c-6044a3e930</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.fr/itm/254739972487" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.fr/itm/254739972487" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.fr/itm/254739972487</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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