A Fine c.1830 Oil on Canvas Portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua Holding a Lily by Henry Perlee Parker, H.R.S.A. (1795-1873) sub-Antiques and other British flags

and other British flags

One could reupholster but we feel this would detract from the chairs charm

Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 12 inches

as in the church of Saint-Denis whose western portals (constructed 1137-40)

The iron gnomon is original and has some signs of oxidisation

A Fine c.1830 Oil on Canvas Portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua Holding a Lily by Henry Perlee Parker, H.R.S.A. (1795-1873) sub-Antiques and other British flagsOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1815 40 Height: 24 inches Width: 20 inches The atmospheric work, painted in oils on canvas, depicting Saint Anthony of Padua glancing downward in thought and holding a lily stalk as a sign of his purity, survives from mid nineteenth century Europe, probably Italy, and is presented unframed, and signed top left HP PARKER Pinxit for the renowned history painter Henry