A Fine Early 18thC Polychrome Painted Cherub Head Mask sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles surely this piece would be

surely this piece would be it

This is just so very French

There have been one or two structural repairs

The right leg is missing but could be replaced

on an elaborate carved X-shaped frame having further rosettes with conforming carved spiral twist stretcher

A Fine Early 18thC Polychrome Painted Cherub Head Mask sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles surely this piece would beOrigin: 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