An Unusual Pair of c.1780s Plaster Wall Sconce Life Masks of Servants from Chateau Serris, France sub-Curios often cards of this type

often cards of this type were over complicated and thus lose their visual impact

the whole being parcel gilt decorated and sitting on large brass castors survives from the third quarter of nineteenth century England

hooks and rails

where cutting deep was time consuming

The swirling ochre and deep inky black background sees the illuminated child’s face emerge as though in a darkened room

An Unusual Pair of c.1780s Plaster Wall Sconce Life Masks of Servants from Chateau Serris, France sub-Curios often cards of this typeOrigin: French Period: Louis XVI Provenance: Chateau Serris Near Paris, France Date: c. 1780 90 Mask One: 10. 5 H x 9 W x 4. 5 D Mask Two: 10 H x 8. 25 W x 6. 25 D The life size and naturally proportioned thick plaster painted moulded effigy life masks modelled as sconces of former servants of Chateau Serris, near Paris, the subjects almost certainly of French African ethnicity, survive from Louis XVI period France. In entirely original condition with