Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Carved Limewood Putto Sculpture Statue Redo in form this would have

in form this would have been described as a 'miniature' in the Renaissance period

To the center of the tray is an engraved ground with a large inlaid silver inscription in corresponding Naskh script

Athanasios enthroned in the Byzantine style and painted with egg tempera and heightened with 24 karat gold leaf

From a prominent Middle East collection

The portrait depicting a beautiful young maiden in 18th century costume and holding a vase of flowers

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Carved Limewood Putto Sculpture Statue Redo in form this would haveThis item has been sold. Looking for something similar? Send us an email and we can see what we have in our holdings. A good, antique, large, late 17th Century Florentine Baroque carving of a putto, Italy, circa 1680. This very handsome carved Baroque putto was once an architectural element from a very grand Florentine palazzo. The carving depicts a putto holding a curtain and having one end draped over his shoulder, the sculpture can be displayed