Raphaël Ghislain,b.1928; A Botanical Sepia Ink Study on Paper; The Japanese Dragon Willow "Salix Sachalinensis 'Sekka'’ sub-Art & Sculpture finely turned front legs and

finely turned front legs and rear sabre legs united by six stretchers

all being oak lined and cockbeaded

and would have been incredibly expensive at the time

whereas the stretchers and legs are harking back to an earlier time

A hand-written letter by a direct descendent of Cooper Penrose

Raphaël Ghislain,b.1928; A Botanical Sepia Ink Study on Paper; The Japanese Dragon Willow "Salix Sachalinensis 'Sekka'’ sub-Art & Sculpture finely turned front legs andOrigin: Belgian Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: The Estate of the late Howard Radclyffe & exhibited: Bernard Quaritch Ltd, London, "Raphal Ghislain" in 1971 Date: c. 1971 In Frame: 31. 25 high x 22. 25 wide The striking sepia ink work on paper, signed with monogram and dated II II MCMLXXI, brilliantly depicting the fluidity of the Japanese fantail or dragon willow shrub, presented framed and glazed and surviving from the early seventies. The book