A CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME MANGLE BOARD

A CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME MANGLE BOARD

PROBABLY FLEMISH, DATED '1601'

carved with Christ standing beneath an arch flanked by cherubs and Renaissance busts above the date, two panels previously the mounts for a handle flanked by angels and figures and a scrolling shield with the initials 'K.P', inside a jewelled border, probably later painted

57.4 x 17cm

Provenance

The Howard Collection of Oak and Works of Art.

Inscribed in pen to the reverse 'W.V. Greetham, Exon College, Cambridge'.