The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Jesus' death
the same year as this portrait was painted
The Val d'Osne company was an art foundry created in 1835 by Jean Pierre Victor André
The stools are sturdy with some old repairs to the legs and a re-polishing of the wood at some stage
The jardinière stands true and its condition overall would be described as fair to good
An Early 20thC Carved Stone Octagonal Stepped Plinth c.1920-40 sub-Decorative Objects The wounds and crown ofOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 40 Height: 12 Width: 36 Depth: 36 (as a whole) The octagonal carved stone plinth, formed in two opposing sections, with four stepped levels, the whole beautifully weathered, and for the display of a sundial, garden statuary or sculpture, and surviving from the first half of twentieth century England. The plinth is very heavy, each section weighs approximately 90kgs,