Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Sculpture a very fine 18th century

a very fine 18th century Massachusetts highboy circa 1760

the urns on gilded bronze tripod supports

Mounted: 16" tall x 19" wide x 8

the base of the cabinet is fitted with two large drawers having the original cast iron Aesthetic Movement handles

the front of the helmet is decorated with a vertical engraved and pierced work band also set with enamel cabochons

Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene, Circa 1810 Sculpture a very fine 18th centuryA fine oil on canvas painting by Henri Jean Baptiste Victoire Fradelle (1778 1865), signed lower right, the painting circa 1810. Fradelle was a painter and portraitist and he specialized in literary and historical subjects. For more than a 100 years, Fradelle was mistakenly assigned his son's name, Henry Joseph Fradelle, the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father. This scene depicts a Shakespearian courting