Italian Baroque Carved Limewood Cherub or Angel Carving with Acanthus Scrolls, c.1680–1720 mixed media Rare and early example of

Rare and early example of a child’s Treen Stump Doll

With layer upon layer of colour and paint

Below the knop base is a moulded ledge with text in applied silver gothic font

in Medieval European bestiaries they include:”a worm penetrating flames”(12th Century)

We love the simplicity of construction

Italian Baroque Carved Limewood Cherub or Angel Carving with Acanthus Scrolls, c.1680–1720 mixed media Rare and early example ofA beautifully carved Italian Baroque cherub or angel emerging from bold acanthus scrolls, executed in limewood and retaining traces of its original gesso ground. Italian, circa 16801720. The expressive putto is framed by deeply cut Baroque foliage, a motif widely used in ecclesiastical wood carving where cherub and angel figures animated the architectural ornament of altarpieces, tabernacles and frames. Traces of the original gesso remain within the