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Collections > Wood Carving
Over 700 architectural carvings including rare altar pieces.
Madonna and Child
Carved wooden group, originally coloured, of the Madonna and Child. Mary has the Christ Child on her lap and holds a piece of fruit in her left hand. Size: Height: 99 cm. view details
Bust: Autumn
Male bust in carved and dark-stained softwood, representing Autumn. The head is garlanded with grapes and the shoulders swathed in drapery. The back is hollow. The... view details
Indian Casket
Sandalwood box carved with figures in elaborate niches with floral borders. The top of the box has a panel which depicts three gods, and a border of various other... view details
Wood Panel: Religious Scene
Wooden carving with religious scene: The Madonna blesses Saint Mary Magdalen and St. Sergius who kneel at the right, while two other figures, Peter and John, stand... view details
Pair of Figures
Pair of carved and gilded figures, both of which are wearing 18th century costume including breeches and hats, and both are holding musical instruments. They sit on... view details
Cresting
Carved giltwood cresting with a pair of half-figure putti supporting a thorn-crowned, flaming heart beneath a coronet, and surrounded by scrolled foliage. The cresting... view details
Roundel
Oak roundel, possibly stained, with machine-turned edges. Carved lion's mask with bared teeth, occupies centre of roundel. Probably the boss for a cloak pin. A... view details
Panel
Walnut panel carved with pierced fleur-de-lys in the centre, at top and bottom are capitals with some fluting and volutes of the Ionic Order. The face of the panel... view details
Panels
Two narrow matching carved oak panels with a running design of fruit and leaves, pendant from what appear to be grotesque masks rising out of the foliage and... view details
Carved panel: Jove and Nymphs
Carved panel of oak, from an architectural scheme of panelling. A central oval, with gadrooned and scrolled frame, depicts Jove with thunderbolts and an eagle. On... view details