Description
Moulded and carved oak chest front (cracks), with tripartite decoration representing Africa, bearing in its center a young woman reclining with a stag in a medallion framed by sphinxes, the jambs carved with a hunter and a sinner on foot. 17th century (parts removed). 76 x 151 cm Note: The decoration of the medallion can be compared with the allegory of the four continents engraved by Crispin de Passe de Oude in the early 17th century.
289
Moulded and carved oak chest front (cracks), with tripartite
You may also like