Large Italian Merman Putti Frieze C.1740
Stock No
E3MR5
2021
- £6,500.00
- €7,664 Euro
- $8,658 US Dollar
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Item Description
An incredible water-gilded, gesso and polychrome Italian Merman Putti wall frieze c.1740
Exquisitely carved, detailed and vibrantly gilded.
This beautiful frieze would have been part of the altar or internal decoration of a Palazzo or Church.
With ornate carved supports flowing from his skirt and tail would have be adorned by illuminating candles.
The Merman is featured in a grasping pose that would possibly have held a small heraldic processional flag illustrating the hierarchy and identifying the member of nobility that originally commissioned the piece.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Dimensions
H: 84cm W: 152cm D: 15cm
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44(0)7771 962494
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