French Ceramic Pitcher Still Life

An elegant antique oil on wood panel still life depicting a ceramic pitcher, bottle, and glass arranged in a softly lit, tonal composition. Executed in a restrained palette with beautiful atmospheric depth, the painting embodies the quiet sophistication of early 20th-century French painting. Housed in its ornate gilt frame, it offers timeless character and understated charm.

Signed "Lauvray," lower right; French artist Abel Lauvray (1870–1950), a close friend and contemporary of Claude Monet, though the signature has not been formally authenticated. Oil on panel, the back itself stamped by Blanchet of 38 rue Bonaparte, Paris — a storied Left Bank supplier of artists' colors and canvas that outfitted painters for the better part of a century, dating this work to the early-to-mid 1900s. Tucked behind the frame, an old shipping label from Transports Arthur Lénars of Paris — a small paper trail adding to its European provenance before it found its way here.

• Material: Oil on wood panel

• Size: Frame 20x17" | Sight: 14x10.5"

• Period: early to mid 1900's

• Condition: Presented as found- Once chip on frame corner as shown.

• Item Code: 1778