16th century parcel gilt wall niche
- Period
- Circa 1520 - 1540
- Origin
- Possibly England
- Dimensions
- W 25 1/2" × H 45 1/2" × D 12 1/2"
- Reference
- #Marh1108
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
16th century polychrome decorated and parcel gilt pine wall niche. The scalloped dome beneath leaf and berry carved spandrels, above an interior of seven slender planks applied with edge mouldings decorated with renaissance foliate and figural motifs, and botanical imagery.
Note: this is a type of niche that would have been in Henry VIII’s palaces, designed and made by foreign workers.