Massive Cast Bronze Architectural Relief Frieze
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Description
A massive cast bronze architectural bas relief with putti, early 20th century, 7 Feet 6 Inches Wide, possibly from a razed bank or cultural institution in New York. Consists of an elliptical arched top surmounting a pierced field centered by a pair of winged putti holding a wreath over a blank cartouche, the field filled with birds and squirrels among tendrils and berries. NOTE: This is not sheet metal, but heavy cast bronze.
NOTE: Was used by the consignor as a wall mounted headboard for a king sized bed, held by two top corner eyehooks with a long board secured to the studs supporting the bottom brass flange of the frieze. UPDATE: please see the last image for a sense of the relative scale of this piece
Purchased in New York's lower Broadway antiques district by the consignor c. 1960. (ABAB2009 TC) 90" W x 24" H x 3" D, extremely heavy 180 lbs!
NOTE: Was used by the consignor as a wall mounted headboard for a king sized bed, held by two top corner eyehooks with a long board secured to the studs supporting the bottom brass flange of the frieze. UPDATE: please see the last image for a sense of the relative scale of this piece
Purchased in New York's lower Broadway antiques district by the consignor c. 1960. (ABAB2009 TC) 90" W x 24" H x 3" D, extremely heavy 180 lbs!
Condition
weathered interior side with scattered old paint and painted numbers, the exterior surfaces are bright bronze
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Massive Cast Bronze Architectural Relief Frieze
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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