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Putti

Putti

Code: 11469

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A wonderful pair of antique putti or cherubs.
A beautiful pair of carved wooden cherubs in the original painted finish with gilt wings & reverse painted glass eyes. With some fantastic detail in the paintwork & carving, one head turns to the left & the other to the right & each has a hanging hook to the rear.
Putti & cherubs can be found in religious & secular artwork spanning the last 600 years & experienced a major revival during the late Victorian period.
19th century

W 31 x H 20 x D 12.5 cm
Wear commensurate with age, good condition showing a few pleasing signs of age. These would once have formed part of the decoration inside a church or chapel, the hanging hooks are later & each has a small hole to the rear of the head where the original fixing would have been.
UK courier service available at £10 tracked & signed for 24 hour delivery.