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16th Century Carved Wood Bust
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for sale €4,212     $4,572
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16th Century Carved Wood Bust

16th century
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16th century carved wood Italian bust of a female. She wears a headdress over beautiful, flowing hair and a delicately carved face. The face appears to have been carefully re-decorated in the 19th century

Physical Dimensions
Height
55cm (21.65")
Width
49cm (19.29")
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Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd has dated this Carved Wooden Bust Sculpture to the 16th Century.

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SA1053290
Dealers Internal Reference
S00156
Description
16th century carved wood Italian bust of a female. She wears a headdress over beautiful, flowing hair and a delicately carved face. The face appears to have been carefully re-decorated in the 19th century
Height
55cm (21.65")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Date of Manufacture

Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd has dated this Carved Wooden Bust Sculpture to the 16th Century.

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SA1053290
Dealers Internal Ref
S00156
Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2023
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A 16th-century carved wood polychrome bust depicting a female figure with long wavy hair wearing a green gown and a padded turban headpiece.
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Archive I A 16th-century carved wood polychrome bust depicting a female figure with long wavy hair wearing a green gown and a padded turban headpiece.

16th Century Carved Wood Bust

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Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd
Telephone 01263 734137
Location
1 Cromer Road
Aylsham
Norfolk
NR11 6HE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/pearselukiesantiques
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A 16th-century carved wood polychrome bust depicting a female figure with long wavy hair wearing a green gown and a padded turban headpiece.
16th century carved wood bust
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A 16th-century carved wood polychrome bust depicting a female figure with long wavy hair wearing a green gown and a padded turban headpiece.
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  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period16th century
  • StyleRenaissance
  • MaterialCarved Wood, Polychrome Paint
  • ColourMuted Green
  • MotifsFlowing drapery, Padded headpiece, Carved tresses, Polychrome finish
  • SizeH 55 cm (22 in) x W 49 cm (19 in)

This 16th-century Italian Renaissance carved wood bust depicts a female figure with a delicately carved face, long wavy hair, a padded turban headpiece, and a muted green gown. The sculpture stands 55 cm high and 49 cm wide, featuring a polychrome finish with traces of wear, historic re-decoration on the face, and some flaking paint. The carved tresses flow down both shoulders above draped sleeves, and the piece rests on a flat lower plinth. Placement suits a sideboard top or console table in a traditional interior, bringing historic character to an entryway or living room. The piece integrates easily into Gothic or period-inspired interior schemes as a sculptural accent.

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Wood carvings from the 16th century often exhibit Renaissance stylistic shifts, including naturalistic human proportions, intricate drapery, and expressive facial features. Many pieces were created for religious or architectural contexts and decorated with polychrome paint or gesso.

Carvers typically worked with dense local hardwoods such as oak, walnut, lime, or pine. Once carved, the wood was coated in gesso before natural mineral pigments bound with egg tempera or oil were applied to create detailed colouration.

Authentic period carvings display natural wood shrinkage, shrinkage-related splits along the grain, and hand-tooling marks from chisels and gouges. Original polychrome finishes show realistic age-related wear, craquelure, and layered paint loss that is difficult to replicate artificially.

Displaying a historical bust on a minimalist sideboard, marble plinth, or contemporary mantelpiece creates a striking contrast against modern architecture. Minimal backdrop lighting highlights the relief work and texture without cluttering the surrounding space.

Keep painted wood carvings in environments with stable relative humidity and temperature to prevent wood movement and paint flaking. Dust gently using a soft brush rather than liquid cleaners or damp cloths, which can dissolve historical pigments.
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