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CASTILIAN PLATERESQUE, 16TH CENTURY
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TWO RECTANGULAR CARVED ALABASTER RELIEFS PROBABLY DEPICTING CERES AND HELIOS
CASTILIAN PLATERESQUE, 16TH CENTURY
Ceres depicted holding a basket of fruit in each hand, flanked by dragons and standing on the head of a putto; Helios depicted holding the reins of winged horses and standing on the head of a putto; weathering, minor damages
26 x 19 in. (67.5 x 48 cm.) each (2)
CASTILIAN PLATERESQUE, 16TH CENTURY
Ceres depicted holding a basket of fruit in each hand, flanked by dragons and standing on the head of a putto; Helios depicted holding the reins of winged horses and standing on the head of a putto; weathering, minor damages
26 x 19 in. (67.5 x 48 cm.) each (2)
Provenance
with Bacri Frères, Paris, 1928.
William Randolph Hearst.
Mrs. George Hearst.
Mrs. Madelyn Fiorita Jones (formerly Mrs. Cornelius Cole II), Los Angeles.
Loewi-Robertson, Inc., Los Angeles, 1971.
William Randolph Hearst.
Mrs. George Hearst.
Mrs. Madelyn Fiorita Jones (formerly Mrs. Cornelius Cole II), Los Angeles.
Loewi-Robertson, Inc., Los Angeles, 1971.
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