Lot 170 Dα

Two straw marquetry panels

Relief made from partially dyed straw on wooden (?) substrate, framed under glass. Both tray bases with diagonal veneer along a central axis. 1. With densely scrolling tendril motifs surrounding a round relief medallion depicting Mary Magdalene with an open book, a skull and an ointment jar. 2. With hanging garlands of flowers and an oval relief medallion with a half-length depiction of Saint Francis with an embossed inscription around the upper section “VERA EFFIGIES ST FRANCISCI DI PAVIA”. Frame H 29.7, W 23.7 cm.
Italy, 18th century.