16th Century Romaine Carved Oak Portrait Panel dated 1563

16th Century Romaine Carved Oak Portrait Panel dated 1563

Code: 12709

Dimensions:

H: 125cm (49.2")W: 170cm (66.9")D: 14cm (5.5")

RESERVED

A 16th century and later Romaine carved sectional oak panel, the top panel dated 1563 within a cartouche upheld by a pair of grotesques within a field of scrollng foliage and fruiting vines, over a pair of arch top portrait panels with a man and woman to the upper sections and a male and female grotesques to the lower sections, within a field of scrolling foliage. The three panels within scale carved and moulded borders and topped by an achanthus carved pediment. The three panels are period 16th century and very likely commemorate a marriage, mounted in the 19th century using old elements to form an overmantel.