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

layered foliage

Minor wear and a few tiny chips to the glaze

and intricate Rococo-inspired flourishes

but the base also features this wonderful creature on the front and back

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