A Large 18thC Italian Parcel Gilt & Gesso Carved Pine Corpus Christi reserved which were as likely to

which were as likely to have come from Connecticut as from Boston

The condition of the box is good with no loss or damage to the decoration and the hinges in fine order

These sailors were knowledgeable about their ships and their surroundings and were skilled at drawing on canvas and then transforming a simple sketch into a vibrant and detailed study

open scrolls to the open arms with front turned spindles

The engineers hear the bell and move their handle to the same position to signal their acknowledgment of the order

A Large 18thC Italian Parcel Gilt & Gesso Carved Pine Corpus Christi reserved which were as likely toOrigin: Italian Period: Mid Late 18thC Provenance: Unknown Date: 1760 80 Height: 35 Width: 30. 75 Depth: 7. 5 (all at extremities) The well carved Corpus Christi showing traces of the original gilding, and blooded highlights to the carved gesso elements, the carcass in pine, and the whole being of large size, having been an altar piece in an ecclesiastical setting or Italian provincial church, and surviving from the second half of the eighteenth