Follower of Charles Sillem Lidderdale; A Fine c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Art & Sculpture on a serpentine base and

on a serpentine base and bun feet

The designs of modern Qum rugs are often copied from old ones in museums or private collections

The work has not been restored or cleaned and there are areas of wear and abrasion with a few small losses to the paint layers

This piece was probably used as a serving table of sorts at the time of its creation and the family that owned this piece of furniture would have stained or painted it with the idea of it simulating a more exotic wood such as plum-pudding mahogany and thus make them appear wealthier

Follower of Charles Sillem Lidderdale; A Fine c.1880 Portrait of a Young Lady sub-Art & Sculpture on a serpentine base andOrigin: British Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Canvas Height: 21 inches Canvas Width: 17. 25 inches The very well depicted head and shoulders portrait of a young and beautiful British girl, possibly of Scottish origin, with a slightly aggrieved disposition, strawberry ginger hair, rose tinted cheeks, wearing a lace adorned dress with golden ribbons and a pinned garniture of three snowdrops to her chest, the whole on a deep