Title: 17th century French Wooden Lid Box carved Antique Flower
Shipping: $29.00
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Period: 17th Century
History: Art
Origin: Northern Europe > England
Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: N/A
Item ID: 1058
16th 17th century French wooden carved antique lid of a box of a Flower. Small hand-carved wooden flower, carved for a lid of a box. A very old wood carving, This is featured within a beautiful deep wooden carved relief. When looking at this carved flower it has a clean and peaceful soul. Its amazing beauty will make this carved work of art an instant classic that deserves none less than to be displayed in the finest halls. Great gift. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisors & Consultants.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wood_carving
Object-woodwork seems to have been universal.
To carve a object in wood may be not only more difficult but also less satisfactory than sculpting with marble, owing to the tendency of wood to crack, to be damaged by insects, or to suffer from changes in the atmosphere. The texture of the material, too, often proves challenging to the expression of features, especially in the classic type of youthful face. On the other hand, magnificent examples exist of the more rugged features of age: the beetling brows, the furrows and lines neutralizing the defects of the grain of the wood. In ancient work the surface may not have been of such consequence, for figures as a rule being painted for protection and especially color.
