Pair of Italian Baroque Style Polychrome Wood Putto-Form Sconces, 18th Century

Description: Pair of Italian Baroque Style Polychrome Wood Putto-Form Sconces
18th Century
Each putto with two inset wings and mounting hooks for flight bearing a horn of plenty. Overall in good condition apart from: areas of minor chipping with surface losses near outer extremities and recesses; minor stress crack in back, near wing insert, of one putto; handling wear with loss in patina and pigmentation throughout.
Height of each, approximately: 12-1/2 in (31.8 cm)Property from a Virginia Estate

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Provenance:
Foster Gwin Period Antiques, San Francisco, 2005

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