A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 sub-Antiques His family ran the White

His family ran the White Lion in Bramber and as he expanded his experiments in preservation

and its history is both long and glorious

Geo Ham was born Georges Hamel in Laval

The late 19thC fencing foil sword having a tapering steel blade and cord bound grip

These pieces have become extremely collectable and so have been reproduced since the middle part of the 19th century and this piece is a typical example of these later copies

A 19thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Moustachioed Gentleman c.1870-80 sub-Antiques His family ran the WhiteOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 The Canvas: 22 high x 18 wide In Frame: 26. 75 high x 22. 75 wide x 1. 75 deep The half length portrait of a dashing French gentleman, probably in his late thirties, having a well groomed goatee beard and moustache, and looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, the sitter shown in formal dress of a black blazer with a white collared under garment