Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Paintings from the arts of ancient

from the arts of ancient Egypt and from French design of the mid-18th century – a revival of this Rococo style is seen in the use of curved forms and decoration in the shape of rocks and shells

The sideboard/server with a galleried back having a band of carved gadrooned decoration

A fine antique Georgian sterling silver wine coaster

each jar with a raised circular foot

Antique French Oil Painting Army Cavarly Soldier Horse Military Despatch Bearer by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne, 1883 Paintings from the arts of ancientA fine antique oil painting by Wilfred Constant Beauquesne (1847 1913), of a French cavalry soldier on horseback, 1883. The painting titled "The Despatch Bearer", depicts a French cavalry soldier riding his horse frantically to deliver despatches to the front. The soldier in full uniform with his cavalry trooper's sword hanging from his sadle & the horse hair from his Cuirassier helmet is fluttering in in the wind. The horse's mane too flapping in the