Name: Antique Polychrome Carved Wood Cherub Wall Sculpture, Circa Late 19th Century
SKU: 16100592
Price: 235.37 USD
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Antique Polychrome Carved Wood Cherub Wall Sculpture, Circa Late 19th Century

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SKU: 16100592 Categories: Fine Art, Sculpture

Antique Polychrome Carved Wood Cherub Wall Sculpture, Circa Late 19th Century. This finely carved polychrome wood cherub holds a small guitar/mandolin. Likely produced for use in a church, the sculpture is carved and gessoed with over-paint, gilding and inset glass eyes, only fragments of the glass eyes remain. Rendered as if in mid-flight with wings outstretched, clutching their instrument. Unsigned.

Specs: 19 3/4” H | 14” W | 8 1/2” D

Dimensions: 14ʺW × 8.5ʺD × 19.75ʺH

Styles: Figurative; Religious; Rustic European

Art Subjects: Figure; Mythology

Period: Late 19th Century

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Gesso; Wood

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Cream

Condition Notes: Great antique condition. Overall surface patina and paint craquelure commensurate with age. Light losses to painted surface, fragments of glass …
moreGreat antique condition. Overall surface patina and paint craquelure commensurate with age. Light losses to painted surface, fragments of glass eyes present, and losses to a few wood fingers on the cherub’s left hand (as detailed in images). less

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