A Fine Early 18thC Polychrome Painted Cherub Head Mask sub-Antiques Indigo blue

Indigo blue

are probably the most highly sought after variety of walking stick and have been in existence since around the sixth century when two Persian monks smuggled silkworm larvae out of China inside hollowed-out staves

and with evidence of continued use

the resulting raw material could be carved and polished

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A Fine Early 18thC Polychrome Painted Cherub Head Mask sub-Antiques Indigo blueOrigin: Italian or German Period: Early Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1700 20 Height: 10. 25 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 2. 75 inches (all at maximum) The beautifully carved and polychrome painted soft wood wall mask formed as a cherub or young maiden having a pierced gilt painted scrolling top above a protruding female head bordered with gilt scrolls above further scrollwork surviving from early eighteenth century Europe. There is