A Pair of Mid 18thC Carved, Gilded & Polychrome Painted Putti Musicians sub-Curios with a wonderful patina and

with a wonderful patina and texture to its surfaces and surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century

of extraordinary purity

in good overall condition

the bevelled oval glass surrounded by a ribbon moulded border

SW1’ with the London Transport Logo and artist signature under

A Pair of Mid 18thC Carved, Gilded & Polychrome Painted Putti Musicians sub-Curios with a wonderful patina andOrigin: Italian or GermanPeriod: Mid 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1760Height: 18. 5Width: 19Depth: 2. 75 (each and at extremities)The beautiful polychrome painted soft wood architectural wall carvings of two opposing putti, one playing the banjo, the other the cello, each with gilded wings and to gilded scrollwork, surviving from mid eighteenth century Europe. There is some minor paint loss, but they remain in remarkably good condition considering