555
Pair of jar fragments with corbels
Estimate €1.500–3.000
554
A pair of Plateresque oil jars
Estimate €800–1.600
Description
Carved and gilded wood.
Decoration with a central figure surrounded by griffins, birds and flowers.
Spain, 16th century.
(losses and defects, wear to the gilding, traces of xylophages).
(largest) 20x80 cm
Provenance
Collection Dr. António Miranda.
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