Antique miniature Folk Art pot lid painting of sailing boat on river with towering cityscape surround
A beautifully charming and well executed miniature oil painting produced on a discarded metal pot lid. The painting depicts an idyllic sailboat and river scene with a towering cityscape looming over the riverbanks.
The painting being signed by the artist Frank Shayler. Frank Hearn Shayler (1867–1954) was a Shrewsbury-based architect, and hobbyist artist, who predominantly worked in an Arts and Crafts architectural style throughout Oxfordshire and Wales.
A quintessentially Folk Art piece oozing with charm and good academic merit.
The piece has a total diameter of 8.5cm
Antique miniature Folk Art pot lid painting of sailing boat on river with towering cityscape surround
A beautifully charming and well executed miniature oil painting produced on a discarded metal pot lid. The painting depicts an idyllic sailboat and river scene with a towering cityscape looming over the riverbanks.
The painting being signed by the artist Frank Shayler. Frank Hearn Shayler (1867–1954) was a Shrewsbury-based architect, and hobbyist artist, who predominantly worked in an Arts and Crafts architectural style throughout Oxfordshire and Wales.
A quintessentially Folk Art piece oozing with charm and good academic merit.
The piece has a total diameter of 8.5cm