A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title The flag is loose to

The flag is loose to one end where it has become detached from the old staple

The central field in vibrant red

Le Havre born Jean De Buffet rebelled at an early age against art

Having a densely populated central field of strong nomadic interest showing repeated stylized dog symbolism amongst rosettes and two large geometrical central medallions with internal running dog borders

A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title The flag is loose toOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1890 Width: 17. 75 inches Height: 17. 75 inches Depth: 0. 5 inches (all open) Originating from a Halstead Dobby set or similar ride, the hinged centre dropper panels depicting two paintings of swallows in flight on a gold painted central roundel with emerald green highlights and laurel leaf motifs, the wholes of arcaded form with ruby red borders surviving from the late