Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame miners Everything about it says Meissen

Everything about it says Meissen (near Dresden

Wear to the exterior along the spine but still tightly bound and stable

One end of the corkscrew-like section is no longer a complete loop

but much more about ambiance and mystery

with a bit of paint loss as evident

Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame miners Everything about it says MeissenI found this one in Maine in the immediate aftermath of an April snowstorm (carrying a flashlight through an antiques store, as the power was out!) And so perhaps I was especially susceptible to the charms of a fluffy poodle and basket of kittens but really how could I ever say no?? The oil on canvas painting is late 19th c. I believe, done after "Los Amigos de Poodle" by Austrian artist Carl Reichert (1836 1918) the image of which would have