Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil The silver copper and gold

The silver copper and gold metal beads are heavy and supple

Here we see her as a pre-teen or young teen along with her pet parrot and her King James Spaniel

the kind typical for a child to work as she learned her stitches

or to attach a bale

Antique French Oil Painting on Board, Nature Still Life w 2 Birds, Artist Signed vermeil The silver copper and goldI love these old "Fruits of the Hunt" themed paintings on board, 19th century French works that were more a prayer of thanks for the evening meal than they were about hunting, really. They're almost trompe l'oeil, with birds or perhaps rabbits, etc., hanging against a wall, fresh for the evening's kitchen preparation. This one has an autumn feel to the added leaves and twigs. An artist's signature is there but we have no way to make it out or