AN ITALIAN 'CAP I POTA' OR PROCESSIONAL FIGURE

AN ITALIAN 'CAP I POTA' OR PROCESSIONAL FIGURE

18TH CENTURY

the carved wooden bust with flowing hair and polychrome decoration, on an openwork frame, the oval base with a central hole for fitting on to a carrying pole

72cm high

Provenance

Purchased from John King, Raynalds Mansion, Much Wenlock, Shropshire on 10th August 1993.

Glen House, Bruton.