'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Drawers & Storage Remnants of handwritten white number

Remnants of handwritten white number verso

The enamel panel is in an excellent condition throughout

The whole piece is exceptionally well carved with extraordinary attention to detail throughout

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'The Ascension', Signed L.S. Wren, c.1880. Oil On Canvas. Drawers & Storage Remnants of handwritten white numberAn oil on canvas depicting a ghostly apparition ascending stairs towards streams of light. Signed L. S. Wren to the lower right. Stamp for William Whitehead, Carver & Gilder, Lansdowne Terrace verso; he was known to operate a studio from this address between 1850 1885. The Windsor & Newton canvas stamp verso was in use c. 1880 90. Both of these stamps indicate this works like likely dates c. 1880s. L. S. Wren is an unknown artist but the William