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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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Two carved sandstone capitals
Late 19th Century
Each applied on a square sandstone block, one with a painted female mask flanked by flower-heads and scrolling leaves - 58cm. high x 40cm. wide x 33cm. deep; The other with a female mask flanked by oak leaves - 60cm. high x 38cm. wide x 33cm. deep (2)
Late 19th Century
Each applied on a square sandstone block, one with a painted female mask flanked by flower-heads and scrolling leaves - 58cm. high x 40cm. wide x 33cm. deep; The other with a female mask flanked by oak leaves - 60cm. high x 38cm. wide x 33cm. deep (2)
Provenance
The cloister of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jette, Avenue du Sacré Couer 8 Jette (Brussels), until 1993 when acquired by the present owner.
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