Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal 6 1/4" x 3 5/8"

6 1/4" x 3 5/8" and in very good condition

with a small old tear at lower right

with tiny nicks and scratches all over

present and future

Each cup" 4" tall x 3" across at handle x 1 3/4" deep

Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges swiss toy animal 6 1/4" x 3 5/8"I am completely taken with this small oil on board still life of a couple of oranges; just a little gem of a painting I think. Initialed and dated at bottom right A. J. B (18)77 I believe I like it even better for the aging of the paint, which has had made the skin of the unsliced orange, especially, feel all the more orange like; just fantastic. And just right set on this simple tabletop, with a loose suggestion of wood grain, against a soft,