EUGENE HENRI CAUCHOIS, an important master of still life painting from the 19th to the early 20th century. The painting shown here shows,

in addition to flowers and fruits, 6 rare, valuable cabinet objects. On the left, a rare shell. In front, a hunting knife with a bone handle and a small side knife. - - - - --

In the background, a Renaissance lidded vase filled with summer flowers, anemones, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, and lilies. In the center, autumn fruits,

grapes, pear, peach, and plum. In the background, a large Chinese porcelain platter. In front of it, a nautilus pockal made of two mother-of-pearl shells,

carried by a female figure, Kneeling on a pedestal. Next to it is a rare Murano drinking glass with a winged seahorse. Cauchois lived in Paris from 1850 to 1911.

Image size 68x55cm. Frame 80x67cm. His works can be found in many museums. See: Bennezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, pp. 368-369 and other dictionaries.

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