Early 20th Century Pipe With Merlot Framed Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated ' Ramskill'

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Artist: Signed "Ramskill" (unidentified hand)
Date: 1900
Medium: Oil on board
Style/Movement: Bachelor still life
Dimensions: Frame 12" W x … Read more Artist: Signed "Ramskill" (unidentified hand)
Date: 1900
Medium: Oil on board
Style/Movement: Bachelor still life
Dimensions: Frame 12" W x 10" H; Painting 8" W x 6" H
Condition: Painting in excellent condition with no visible losses. Frame exhibits chipping and losses to the gilt gesso along edges and corners.

Additional Details: The signature in red on the lower left reads "Ramskill, 1900," with stylized crossed matchsticks underneath the name, suggesting care in authorial identity. The still life includes a pipe, three spent matches, a half-filled glass, and a notepad set against a neutral dark background-evoking the classic "bachelor table" motif of turn-of-the-century interiors. The frame is an ornate gilt variety, though it shows some losses; the piece is ready to hang or display as a decorative or scholarly object. See less