CIRCA 1770, PERIOD OF BEYERLÉ CUSTINE
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A Niderviller boat-shaped porte huillier and cover
Circa 1770, period of Beyerlé Custine
Moulded to resemble planks of wood and painted with flower-sprays, the deck with five recesses, the pierced galleried stern with a boy holding an oar and the prow with open mouthed animal's-mask head, the stern with a mask head flanked by moulded scrolls, enriched in puce (cover repaired, boy restuck to stern and oar restored)
11in. (28cm.) wide
Circa 1770, period of Beyerlé Custine
Moulded to resemble planks of wood and painted with flower-sprays, the deck with five recesses, the pierced galleried stern with a boy holding an oar and the prow with open mouthed animal's-mask head, the stern with a mask head flanked by moulded scrolls, enriched in puce (cover repaired, boy restuck to stern and oar restored)
11in. (28cm.) wide