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Pair Of Walnut Carved Panels From The End Of The XVIth Century
Pair of finely carved walnut panels, from a cabinet "deux corps". Ile de France, end of the Renaissance.
The sign frames are the original frames of the doors that have been narrowed. Height: 65cm, width of each panel: 25cm.
An extremely close pair is preserved in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, published in Jacques Thirion, Le Mobilier du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance en France, 1998, page 224 (see photo)
The gods represented, Neptune and Juno, are inspired by engravings of the same period (see photo of Neptune, after Philippe Galle, also published by Jacques Thirion in Panneaux sculptés d'après Philippe Galle, Revue du Louvre 1965 No. 3, page 108).
The sign frames are the original frames of the doors that have been narrowed. Height: 65cm, width of each panel: 25cm.
An extremely close pair is preserved in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, published in Jacques Thirion, Le Mobilier du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance en France, 1998, page 224 (see photo)
The gods represented, Neptune and Juno, are inspired by engravings of the same period (see photo of Neptune, after Philippe Galle, also published by Jacques Thirion in Panneaux sculptés d'après Philippe Galle, Revue du Louvre 1965 No. 3, page 108).
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