A pair of still lifes with flowers, fruits and a glass with fishes  was executed in 1876 and 1877 by good listed  painter of dutch origin  Leopold von (van) Stoll (b.1808). He was active in 1828 in Warsaw and Cracov and in 1830 - 1834 in St. Petersburg , where he was busy designing floral arrangements for the Botanic Gardens.  In 1834 the artist came back to Austria to get popular acclaim for his wonderful paintings of flowers and fruits.  Ermitage in St.Petersburg have a few his still life and flowers paintings in the collection ( Cataloque of Ermitage , 1901).

Literature: The artist is listed in : "Austrian Artists Dictionary "by Heinrich Fuchs, Vienna 1974 and  " Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenen Künstler " by Thieme / Becker. Leipzig, 1999

Inscription: eash signed L. v. Stoll and dated.

Technique: each oil on canvas/cardboard.  Gold-plated frame.

Measurements: each unframed w 11 2/3" x h 15 3/4" (29,5 x 40 cm), framed w 16 1/2" x h 20 1/6" (42 x 51 cm)

Condition: in very good condition