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Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons
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Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons

1920 - 1940
Sold 1 January 1900 · Antique Furniture Direct
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A very decorative pair of vintage Italian carved hanging masks or mascarons each crisply carved as a man with his eyes and mouth wide open, their heads crowned by a stylised shell, in a Baroque or late Renaissance manner. Mascarons are carved faces usually frightening or chimeric, often hung near doors or entrance ways whose function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter a building, subsequently adapted into decorative items. This pair dates from circa 1930s.

Construction/Wood:

Stained wood - possibly walnut.

Condition Report:

In good condition. There are some marks and scuffs commensurate with age.

Dimensions:

Width: 6"

Depth: 2.5"

Height: 8"

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Antique Furniture Direct has dated this piece to the 1930s.

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Description
A very decorative pair of vintage Italian carved hanging masks or mascarons each crisply carved as a man with his eyes and mouth wide open, their heads crowned by a stylised shell, in a Baroque or late Renaissance manner. Mascarons are carved faces usually frightening or chimeric, often hung near doors or entrance ways whose function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter a building, subsequently adapted into decorative items. This pair dates from circa 1930s.
fig 1. Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons
fig 1. Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons

Construction/Wood:

Stained wood - possibly walnut.

Condition Report:

In good condition. There are some marks and scuffs commensurate with age.

Dimensions:

Width: 6"

Depth: 2.5"

Height: 8"

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Date of Manufacture

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this piece to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA292263
Antique Furniture Direct
Antique Furniture Direct
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2013
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Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons
Pair of Italian Carved Hanging Wall Masks / Mascarons
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  • Period1920 - 1940
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