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LOT 0355
Renaissance Wooden Panel with Horse and Figures
ITALIAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
21 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (4 kg, 54.5 x 38.5 cm).
A carved wooden panel depicting a dynamic figural scene composed of mounted horse rider together with a rider mounted on a mythical creature with two heads, the body and hindlegs of a horse and head and forelegs of a lion or other creature, two standing figures beside them; egg-and-dart style frame with leaves to each corner.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
FootnotesThe timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.
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LOT 0355
Renaissance Wooden Panel with Horse and Figures
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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