Flora
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1700
Materials
Giltwood
Measurements
4343 mm (H)1550 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1254599
Summary
Composite Roman baroque giltwood console made up from several (at least three) pieces, - a bronzed symetrical base carved with two crouching athletes seated on rockwork, linked by knotted drapery, - supporting a giant scalloped shell, framed by dolphins and seated trumpeting tritons, - flanking a central figure of Flora holding a cornucopia.