EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (17TH CENTURY)

Still Life with Flowers ,
oil on canvas
101 x 79 cm (39 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.)

CONDITION
Observed in frame, scattered losses to the lower left corner and upper corner and lower right corner and edge. Very fine and stable craquelure. The canvas as warped to the upper right corner, upper center edge and upper left corner. Scattered light surface scuffs vislbe to the naked eye. Indent to the upper left center. Yellowing and a thin layer of surface dust to the canvas. A heavy even layer of varnish. Inspection under UV shows a heavy even layer of varnish, but no apparent signs of restoration or repairs.

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