SALES ARCHIVE
A RARE AND UNUSUAL PAIR OF DEEPLY CARVED ENGLISH OAK "MERRY MAKING" PANELS. CIRCA 1580.
THESE PROBABLY UNIQUE ENGLISH OAK PANELS ARE EXTREMELY DEEPLY CARVED, THEY DEPICT A JOLLY HUMOROUS LANDLORD/PUBLICAN POURING ALE FROM AN ALE JUG INTO A TANKARD. THE WAY THE CARVER HAS EXECUTED EVERY INCH OF THE PANEL IS QUITE UNUSUAL. SQUEEZING THE WHOLE OF THE FIGURE INTO THE PANEL, ALMOST AS IF THE FIGURE IS A CONTORTIONIST. SET IN A GOUGE CARVED FRAME.
FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION.
14" WIDE X 20" HIGH X 1.75" DEEP INCLUDING THE FRAME.
THESE PROBABLY UNIQUE ENGLISH OAK PANELS ARE EXTREMELY DEEPLY CARVED, THEY DEPICT A JOLLY HUMOROUS LANDLORD/PUBLICAN POURING ALE FROM AN ALE JUG INTO A TANKARD. THE WAY THE CARVER HAS EXECUTED EVERY INCH OF THE PANEL IS QUITE UNUSUAL. SQUEEZING THE WHOLE OF THE FIGURE INTO THE PANEL, ALMOST AS IF THE FIGURE IS A CONTORTIONIST. SET IN A GOUGE CARVED FRAME.
FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION.
14" WIDE X 20" HIGH X 1.75" DEEP INCLUDING THE FRAME.
Dimensions:
Height: 20 inches (50.8 cms)
Width: 14 inches (35.6 cms)
Depth: 1.75 inches (4.4 cms)