Figure - cherubino alato d'oro - frammento XVIII secolo - Gold leaf, poplar

18th-century Baroque frame fragment with winged putto and doves - Carved wood gilded with genuine gold leaf over red bole

Splendid corner fragment of an 18th-century tabernacle frame.

Subject: winged putto - fragment
Technique: hand-carved solid wood, original gilding in genuine gold leaf over a gesso and red bole preparation. Magnificent patina and ancient craquelure visible in close-up on the face.

Measurements: 25 x 12 x 7 cm - Weight: 200 g

Period: 18th century (1700s)

Condition: excellent for its age. Losses to the gilding and gesso on the forehead and lower scroll, as shown in the close-up. Small historic, stabilized woodworm holes.
Beautiful antique patina.

Approximately 26 cm high. Condition as shown in the photos, with charming signs of age; some loss of gold on the face (see close-up) and at the bottom.


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