Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Sold the third drawer with a

the third drawer with a pleated satin fabric embroidery 'basket' (fabric is fitted around a wooden carcass)

To the lower part of the painting there are two cherubs

weight is 81 grams

mellow patina to the bronze and the marble is in great condition

The vessel having a ground pontil mark and marked with an etched signature "Sonja" and numbered "bP 2287"

Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Sold the third drawer with aA fine antique oil painting by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne (1847 1913), of a French cavalry soldier on horseback, 1883. The painting titled "The Despatch Bearer", depicts a French cavalry soldier riding his horse frantically to deliver despatches to the front. The soldier in full uniform with his cavalry trooper's sword hanging from his sadle & the horse hair from his Cuirassier helmet is fluttering in in the wind. The horse's mane too flapping in the