A DUTCH CARVED OAK FRIEZE

A DUTCH CARVED OAK FRIEZE

C.1620-40

centred by a lively procession of putti carrying branches and foliage, emblematic of fertility and abundance, at either end mermaid inspired figures frame the scene, each supporting a cartouche within leafy volutes

17.8cm high, 132cm wide, 5cm deep

Catalogue Note

The combination of playful infant figures and fantastical marine grotesques reflects the decorative vocabulary of early 17th-century Dutch Mannerism, indebted to the engravings of Cornelis Floris and the influence of Antwerp ornament prints.