VERY FINE CARVED GILTWOOD SPREAD-WINGED AMERICAN EAGLE CLUTCHING A SNAKE WALL PLAQUE, CIRCA 1800

VERY FINE CARVED GILTWOOD SPREAD-WINGED AMERICAN EAGLE CLUTCHING A SNAKE WALL PLAQUE, CIRCA 1800

snake symbolizes Justice and Tyranny. Appears to retain its original gilt surface.

Height 15 ½ in. by Width 30 ½ in. by Depth 8 ½ in.

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Provenance:
John Tucker collection;

Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.