Oil on Canvas of City Alleyway Signed in Bottom Right Denysa Potat Antique

Oil on Canvas of City Alleyway Signed in Bottom Right Denysa Potat AntiqueOil on Canvas of City Alleyway Signed in Bottom Right Denysa Potat Verso says "Rue Voltaire Die (Drome)" and Motte Denyse Patot 159 Rue de la Roquette Paris XI" Mademoiselle meaning unmarried woman woman painter living and working in the 11th arrondissement Likely dates Mid Century (50s 70s) Voltaire is a common street name named after a famous French Enlightment thinker, like Main Street Die (pronounced Dee) is a town in the Drome department of SE

Paul and Viriginia Book 1819 London (Cover is Separating) / Illustrations

Highly ornate cast brass wall sconces in Heraldic style

Condition: Surface wear

with serene expression and halo

19th Century - Shell Snuff Box in Heart shape and Heavy Silver Detailing

Brass plated metal (zinc alloy)

Not much documented biographically about the artist

These two plates together form a cohesive diptych-like image that would have originally depicted the biblical moment when Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God

including Pacific and Indian Oceans

often signed and dated like these

Marc is a recognized name among Continental minaiturists

Traces of original gilding and polychrome remain