Carved Gargoyle Furniture Brackets and contemporary accounts

and contemporary accounts

Material: Brass and copper

Variants of "Gezicht van de Nieuwe Waalse Kerk" and related Amsterdam views

The hand coloring is restrained yet luminous

After: Giovanni Battista Vasi (Italian

Carved Gargoyle Furniture Brackets and contemporary accountsA striking pair of antique hand carved wooden architectural salvage brackets featuring fearsome gargoyle masks above flowing foliate carving. Likely salvaged from a late 19th century china cabinet, sideboard, or other large piece of architectural furniture, these expressive carvings were originally intended as decorative supports or applied ornament. Richly patinated with decades of wear, they now make sculptural accents displayed on a bookshelf,