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A large baroque oratory
Estimate €18.000–30.000
Description
Painted oak.
With two doors.
Exterior decoration depicting on the left Saint Helena embracing the Cross of Christ and on the right the conversion of Emperor Constantine, surrounded by flowering branches.
Interior profusely and richly decorated with polychrome and gilt carvings depicting scrollwork, birds, angel heads, putti and floral motifs.
Iberian, 17th century.
(signs of wear, minor losses and defects)
136x94x40 cm
Provenance
Collection Dr. António Miranda
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