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A Pair of 17th Century Carved Oak Angels Kneeling on Clouds, Circa 1700
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A Pair of 17th Century Carved Oak Angels Kneeling on Clouds, Circa 1700

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A pair of carved oak angels, circa 1700, with a lovely warm patina and faint traces of polychrome to the face and gilding to the body. The angels are both kneeling on billowing clouds, one angel with hands joined in prayer, the other with hands crossed across the chest, gazing upwards. Both are mounted onto later rectangular matching oak bases. Dimensions are 71cm high, 30cm in width (at widest point).

Provenance: Pescheteau Badin, Paris, 12th December 2007, Lot 156.

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Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
30cm (11.81")
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Isherwood Fine Art has dated these Carved Oak Angel Sculptures to the 1700s.

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A pair of carved oak angels, circa 1700, with a lovely warm patina and faint traces of polychrome to the face and gilding to the body.
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The angels are both kneeling on billowing clouds, one angel with hands joined in prayer, the other with hands crossed across the chest, gazing upwards.
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Both are mounted onto later rectangular matching oak bases. Dimensions are 71cm high, 30cm in width (at widest point).

Provenance: Pescheteau Badin, Paris, 12th December 2007, Lot 156.

Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Isherwood Fine Art has dated these Carved Oak Angel Sculptures to the 1700s.

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16th to 19th century old master, british and european paintings and sculpture, specialising in period portraiture. Member BADA, LAPADA.

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A pair of seventeenth-century carved oak sculptures featuring kneeling figures with draped robes set upon carved cloud bases.
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Carved oak angel sculptures from the seventeenth century are ecclesiastical or architectural timber figures created during the Baroque era, originally designed to adorn altars, pulpits, or religious interiors.

These sculptures were carved from solid oak, chosen for its structural density and durability, and were frequently embellished with gesso, polychrome paint, or natural beeswax polishes.

Authentic period carvings exhibit hand-chiselled tool marks, natural timber shrinkage along the grain structure, and aged wear patterns alongside residual gesso or historic paint layers.

A pair of carved wooden figures can be positioned symmetrically on a sideboard top, mantelpiece, or within architectural shelving to create visual texture against contemporary surfaces.

Maintain the timber figures in a stable environment away from direct heat sources, dust gently with a soft dry brush, and apply a clear microcrystalline wax sparingly to protect the wood surface.
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