A RARE PAIR OF 17TH/18TH-CENTURY CARYATID CARVED LIMEWOOD FIGURES
carved from two laminated and pinned sections, the upper part depicting male and female characters in finely realised Nordic-style costume, each supporting a scrolled top, acanthus supporting bases, now secured to ebonised plinths (evidence of some original paint and marine crustaceans) -- each 42in. (106.5cm.) excluding 11in. (28cm.) plinth