An Unusual Early 20thC Hand-Painted French Theatre Backdrop c.1915-25 reserved having a slanted back to

having a slanted back to small ear wings

with some nicks and holes to a few areas of the kilim

Sometimes the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart

this is a wonderfully ornamental throwback that has masses of appeal to foodies

and two winding apertures

An Unusual Early 20thC Hand-Painted French Theatre Backdrop c.1915-25 reserved having a slanted back toOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd Republic Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1915 25Width: 34Height: 67 The large hand painted theatre canvas backdrop, executed in a Bloomsbury Group esque maximalist nave style, upon thick cream cotton twill panels, depicting an androgenous figure holding a book, seated on a large garden urn, to highly stylised swirls and patterns to the background, using hues of blues, reds and blacks, the whole hemmed to upper and lower edges,