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C18th Carved Wooden Swag and Festoons in Five Pieces
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C18th Carved Wooden Swag and Festoons in Five Pieces

18th century
Sold 2 February 2025 · I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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An C18th carved wooden swags and festoons architectural detail removed at some time from a fine interior, made up of five pieces largely joined by dowels. Made of pine

Measuring

Height 36 cms middle festoon 25 cms

Width 130 cms

Depth 10 cms

Condition

Overpainted and small losses to paint and carvings

And several layers of paint on top of the carvings

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Carved Wooden Swag to the Georgian era.

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SA1079625
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Description
An C18th carved wooden swags and festoons architectural detail removed at some time from a fine interior, made up of five pieces largely joined by dowels. Made of pine

Measuring

Height 36 cms middle festoon 25 cms

Width 130 cms

Depth 10 cms

Condition

Overpainted and small losses to paint and carvings

And several layers of paint on top of the carvings

Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Carved Wooden Swag to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1079625
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

C18th Carved Wooden Swag and Festoons in Five Pieces

Archive II An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons. View VI
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I M Chaney Antique Furniture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Telephone 07739 084300
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Westbury Park
Bristol
BS6 7PT
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Aug 2009
Items For Sale 214
Items Sold 2,538
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
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An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons.
C18th carved wooden swag and festoons in five pieces
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An eighteenth-century carved wooden swag comprising five interlocking sections featuring fruit, floral motifs, and knotted ribbons.
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  • ObjectArchitectural Salvage
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialPine
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsFruit and flower bundles, Knotted ribbons, Draped garlands

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Carved wooden swags and festoons gained prominence during the classical revival periods, notably popularized by master craftsmen like Grinling Gibbons in the late 17th century and continued through the Georgian and Neoclassical eras to adorn walls, overmantels, and doorways.

These decorative elements were typically hand-carved from fine-grained timbers such as lime, pine, or occasionally oak, utilizing sharp gouges and chisels to achieve high relief, followed by priming and painting or gesso application.

Authentification involves examining the tool marks under magnification, noting the presence of period-appropriate ground layers or paint schemes, checking for wood species consistency, and assessing the natural patina and shrinkage patterns consistent with age.

Such architectural fragments can be mounted directly onto a neutral wall as standalone sculptural art or placed above a fireplace mantel to add historical texture and classical symmetry to a room.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor relative humidity between 40% and 50% to prevent timber movement, avoiding direct sunlight, and gently dusting with a soft, dry brush without using liquid cleaners.
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