The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 156
A CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME MANGLE BOARD
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £693
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Description
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'.