Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting old wooden signcle with just a bit of

with just a bit of wear to the gold lacquer

done in mossy green thread on linen

it just struck me as quite a beautiful thing

with the aim of this one being getting all the gold pegs to where the silver ones are and vice verse

8 13/16" wide and deep

Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting old wooden signcle with just a bit ofA nicely atmospheric old oil on board painting of a pair of dangling peaches and a bunch of grapes. The tall narrow shape of the board is somewhat unusual, and I must say the vertically oriented composition with strategically arranged hanging fruits makes me wonder whether this wasn't meant as a nod to a nude torso of a woman?! Maybe that's just me, or maybe it was subconscious or maybe it was a very deliberate visual metaphor! Whatever the case, I