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Carved and Painted Wood Shell

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Description

Carved and Painted Wood Shell

17th century, the architectural fragment of a deeply carved shell, retaining an early painted surface.
h. 12", w. 25", d. 8-1/2"

Provenance: Chapelle de l'Athenee Royal, Tournai, Belgium; Collection of Allain Bush, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Notes: One of several carved wood elements removed from the church interior during an early 1980s modernization.

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Carved and Painted Wood Shell

Name: Carved and Painted Wood Shell
SKU: 113866207
Price: 650 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

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Starting Price $700

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