Figürliche Wandapplike
Height: 94 cm.
Thirty-seven inches.
Venice, 19th century.

Wood, carved, set, gilded. A semi-sculptural textile drapery hanging from a gold nail and bundled by a knot from which hangs a horn of plenty. A Nereid figure with a gilded tail fin and a burning point held in the hand, sitting on a naturalistically shaped and set shell. Loss of capacity. (12222812) (1) (13)