Antique Italian Architectural Carvings with Cherub and Heraldic Beast Motifs, Pair traditional layered foliage

layered foliage

while the companion plaque portrays an elegant Empire-era lady wearing a blue ribboned gown with roses in her hair

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This stunning Italian made white porcelain vase is in excellent estate condition without chips or cracks and measures 11" x 5

Antique Italian Architectural Carvings with Cherub and Heraldic Beast Motifs, Pair traditional layered foliageA rare pair of hand carved architectural fragments from Italy, likely dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. These richly detailed reliefs depict a winged lion or griffin beside a putto, set amidst scrolling acanthus leaves. The Latin inscriptionspartially visible across the basessuggest ecclesiastical origins, likely salvaged from a church interior, pulpit, or choir stall. Executed in hardwood with deep, expressive carving and a time softened