A pair of carved oak 'Romayne'-type panels, French, dated 1572

A pair of carved oak 'Romayne'-type panels, French, dated 1572
Each carved in high relief with a male bust before a pierced banner, one with lawn shirt and draped cloth about his shoulders, a hand at the centre, the other with an open collar and scalloped ruff, both above roundels formed from opposing buds or laurel leaves and with a central rectangle carved with the date '1572', both above a grotesque creature, repairs, 23.5cm wide x 5.5cm deep x 53cm high, (9in wide x 2in deep x 20 1/2in high) (2)