Lot Essay
This type of intarsia decoration carved in relief was a speciality of the city of Eger in Bohemia, and panels like the present one were frequently used to adorn cabinets and boxes.
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A RECTANGULAR CARVED WOODEN RELIEF OF A WOMAN AND PARROT
EGER, MID-17TH CENTURY
The elements of the relief carved from separate pieces of inlaid wood; the tiles in the foreground with extensive illegible ink inscriptions; the reverse inscribed variously '202', '¨p' (?) and '18'; in a later moulded wooden frame.
Minor damage to right edge.
15 1/8in. (38.4cm.) high
EGER, MID-17TH CENTURY
The elements of the relief carved from separate pieces of inlaid wood; the tiles in the foreground with extensive illegible ink inscriptions; the reverse inscribed variously '202', '¨p' (?) and '18'; in a later moulded wooden frame.
Minor damage to right edge.
15 1/8in. (38.4cm.) high