A Pair of Italian Giltwood Paintings of Angel Musicians, After Fra Angelico
A Pair of Italian Giltwood Paintings of Angel Musicians, After Fra Angelico
19th Century
each depicting details of angel musicians from the Tabernacle of the Linaioli in the Museo di San Marco, Florence; one example bearing a label for Angiolo Valdinoci, Florence.
Height of each 25 3/4 x width 9 inches.
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The label to verso reads Angiolo Valdinoci/ Fabricant/ des meubles et cadres/ en bois noyer et doré/ collection de tableaux/ gallery of fine arts/ atelier rue du Moro 4/ Florence/ via dei Fossi no. 3.
The example depicting an angel playing the horn has a spindle that needs to be placed back on and secured. It is wrapped individually, as well as tagged. The other example with two loose spindles (two left-most), but these remain intact. The top-most decoration at the point of one example lacking and not retained. Few scattered splits in the wood as is consistent with age and some additional loss to the lattice detail along the inside window of the frame. Additional images available upon request.
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A Pair of Italian Giltwood Paintings of Angel Musicians, After Fra Angelico
19th Century
each depicting details of angel musicians from the Tabernacle of the Linaioli in the Museo di San Marco, Florence; one example bearing a label for Angiolo Valdinoci, Florence.
Height of each 25 3/4 x width 9 inches.
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The label to verso reads Angiolo Valdinoci/ Fabricant/ des meubles et cadres/ en bois noyer et doré/ collection de tableaux/ gallery of fine arts/ atelier rue du Moro 4/ Florence/ via dei Fossi no. 3.
The example depicting an angel playing the horn has a spindle that needs to be placed back on and secured. It is wrapped individually, as well as tagged. The other example with two loose spindles (two left-most), but these remain intact. The top-most decoration at the point of one example lacking and not retained. Few scattered splits in the wood as is consistent with age and some additional loss to the lattice detail along the inside window of the frame. Additional images available upon request.