263 - 19TH-CENTURY ART - FICHEL

19TH-CENTURY ART - FICHEL Eugène Fichel (1826–1895) Presumed portrait of the artist’s wife, Jeanne Samson Fichel Oil on panel, signed in the center right and dated 1868? with the inscription “To our good friends, the Samsons” In a gilded wood and papier-mâché frame decorated with foliage scrolls in the spandrels, a laurel garland, and friezes of ribbons and pearls Height: 27 cm - Width: 21.5 cm Frame: 51.5 x 46.5 cm (Cracks, restorations, yellowed varnish)