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Pair Of Baroque Gilt Leather Panels
Each centres an oval cartouche with an armorial above a helmet, scrollwork & acanthus. Below, a shield with sun & phoenix, a grotesque mask at the base. Background with Mannerist leafy scrolls, the border with caryatid figures atop a leafy plinth & supporting a pedestal with a boy draped with laurel swags. Further boys & putti among scrolls & cartouches.
Frames: 26 1/2" X 19"
Italy, c. 1700
Inventory #664
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