Description
A Group of Period Oak Panels & Fragments: A 16th century fragment panel richly carved with figures flanking a central urn of flowers; some on horseback, 5½” x 12½” (14 cm x 32 cm), the panel mounted on a later plank. A 16th century pierced oak panel of elaborate tracery interspersed with flower heads, 16” x 14” (41 cm x 37 cm), backed with border batons for stability. A pierced 17th century oak panel carved with bust of a lady in an oval wreath of acorns, berries and foliage, surmounted by a plumed foliate crest with scrolling vine to the base, 20” x 9” (51 cm x 23 cm). An early oak panel carved with a face mask above banner and heart shaped strapwork, enriched with punchwork embellishments and re-backed, 14¼” x 6¾” (36 cm x 17 cm). And a 19th century carved & ebonised amorial pediment ril, crested with two heraldic shields in a foliate wreath to the centre flanked by standards and garlands, 6” (15 cm) high, 22” (56 cm) wide.*