Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 244
A DUTCH CARVED OAK FRIEZE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £381
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Description
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.