Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board male bust 3 7/8" long x 15/16

3 7/8" long x 15/16 wide and deep

Photos show some glare/reflection

but it looks to me perhaps to be made of porcelain

) looks to me like a very delicate antique paper doll

Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board male bust 3 7/8" long x 15/16The luminous orange of this antique oil on board still life drew me like a magnet from a distance I thought at first oranges, but now I'm thinking maybe peaches, or even apricots? Whatever the case, perfectly complemented by the abundance of deep plum fruits surrounding them small plums I think (the right sort of greens) looking as they've just been plucked. Then this well bruised banana in front of them, lending a sense of momento mori to it all