Lot Essay
A similar set of palm tree ornaments are at Liselund Castle, Denmark and are illustrated in F. de Dampierre, The Best of Painted Furniture, 1987, p.165.
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A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL GREEN-PAINTED PALM TREE WALL ORNAMENTS
Each elaborately carved with a capital above palm frond and carved fruit shaft on a later basket weave D-shaped base--137in. (348cm.) high (2)
Each elaborately carved with a capital above palm frond and carved fruit shaft on a later basket weave D-shaped base--137in. (348cm.) high (2)