A rare and large carved walnut panel, French, circa 1520-40, carved with an 'antique' bust
A rare and large carved walnut panel, French, circa 1520-40, carved with an 'antique' bust
Carved in high relief, of a youth looking to sinister, and wearing an acanthus-capped burgonet, or helmet, pierced with an eye and with a scroll-ended peak, and tied with a riband beneath his chin, wearing a toga tied at one shoulder, a spray of fruit and flowers below, traces of a painted finish, 33cm wide x 5cm deep x 66.5cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 1 1/2in deep x 26in high)
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A rare and large carved walnut panel, French, circa 1520-40, carved with an 'antique' bust
Carved in high relief, of a youth looking to sinister, and wearing an acanthus-capped burgonet, or helmet, pierced with an eye and with a scroll-ended peak, and tied with a riband beneath his chin, wearing a toga tied at one shoulder, a spray of fruit and flowers below, traces of a painted finish, 33cm wide x 5cm deep x 66.5cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 1 1/2in deep x 26in high)