{"product_id":"antique-signed-continental-oil-board-horses-stable-yard-circa-1870","title":"Antique Signed Oil on Board, Two Horses in a Stable Yard, Continental School","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA signed Victorian-era oil on board of two working horses in a stable yard — a grey in the foreground with its head lowered toward the ground, and a bay behind it wearing a dark green blanket with a red tassel at the neck. A hen and chicks pick at the earth near the grey's feet. The background shows a thatched farm building and brick wall. The painting is signed in the lower right corner in dark reddish-brown paint, reading indistinctly as \"Schirth\" or similar — a Continental European surname consistent with the Belgian and Dutch farmyard painting tradition that flourished throughout the second half of the 19th century. The frame is a substantial original period gilt gesso with a deeply reeded center band and acanthus-leaf corner carving, exhibition-grade for its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Artist | Indistinctly signed, Continental European School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Signature | Signed lower right; reads as \"Schirth\" or similar; artist unverified in available records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Subject | Two horses in a stable yard with chickens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental Europe, likely Belgium, Netherlands, or Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1860 to 1890\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Style | Continental European farmyard tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Size | 13 in W x 9 in H (board); 20 in W x 17 in H (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Frame | Original period gilt gesso on pine; deeply reeded center band with acanthus-leaf corner carving; substantially intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe board is stable and flat. The paint layer appears sound across the surface. A heavy layer of yellowed old varnish obscures the palette, particularly in the darker areas, and a cleaning and revarnish by a conservator would substantially improve the work's readability and presentation. There is a crack or raised area running diagonally across the upper left corner of the board. The frame is in very good condition for its age, with gilt substantially intact; the lower right corner of the frame shows a hairline crack running across the molding. No labels, stamps, or inscriptions are present on the verso.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51450548453654,"sku":"AMD-03218","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/JuneEnland2026-3855.jpg?v=1781840267","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-signed-continental-oil-board-horses-stable-yard-circa-1870","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}