19th Century German Polychrome Wood Angel Head with Wings

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Carved wooden angel, Germany, 19th century. The figure is a winged cherub head of a type used as church or … Read more Carved wooden angel, Germany, 19th century. The figure is a winged cherub head of a type used as church or furniture ornament.
The child’s face is turned slightly upward, mouth open, with brown curling hair and a painted flesh tone. A gilt collar of overlapping feathers sits at the throat. The wings spread to either side: the upper part of each wing is gilt, the flight feathers silvered or pale-gilded, with the quills carved in relief.
The surface retains its original polychrome and gilding, with wear to the face, hair and wing tips consistent with age. Hand-carved wood.
Width 40 cm (15.7 in), height 17 cm (6.7 in). See less