A PAIR OF EMPIRE PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED WALL-APPLIQUES
A PAIR OF EMPIRE PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED WALL-APPLIQUES

LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED WALL-APPLIQUES
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a plumed Roman helmet carved with eyes and a nose, atop a fasces, later fitted for electricity, minor variations, re-decorated
30 ½ in. (77 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

An apparently identical pair of wall-carvings was sold anonymously at Christie's, London, 9-10 February 2012, lot 725 (£4,000).

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