Sleigh, rococo two-seater, carved, polychrome, gilded; 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Poland . The sleigh is in the shape of a gondola made using the dugout canoe method, painted blue, with a wavy upper rim highlighted by a half-cylinder and channel sections with rocaille motifs. Front fashioned as a mascaron painted red, framed with acanthus leaves; rear has a trestle originally upholstered with a carved acanthus beneath. Inside the sled are four sockets for connection with skid supports. Subjects/ornament: mascarons, men's heads, rocaille, acanthus. Height 57 cm; width 208 cm; depth 68 cm., An elongated carved wooden object viewed from above with ornate scrollwork and a handle, showing a worn dark brown central surface surrounded by carved raised borders in muted teal and gold tones, with areas of faded reddish-brown and natural wood peeking through; the carving includes flowing leaf-like forms and rounded protrusions, and the handle end is darker teal with small lighter patches an...
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Sleigh, rococo two-seater, carved, polychrome, gilded; 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Poland . The sleigh is in the shape of a gondola made using the dugout canoe method, painted blue, with a wavy upper rim highlighted by a half-cylinder and channel sections with rocaille motifs. Front fashioned as a mascaron painted red, framed with acanthus leaves; rear has a trestle originally upholstered with a carved acanthus beneath. Inside the sled are four sockets for connection with skid supports. Subjects/ornament: mascarons, men's heads, rocaille, acanthus. Height 57 cm; width 208 cm; depth 68 cm., An elongated carved wooden object viewed from above with ornate scrollwork and a handle, showing a worn dark brown central surface surrounded by carved raised borders in muted teal and gold tones, with areas of faded reddish-brown and natural wood peeking through; the carving includes flowing leaf-like forms and rounded protrusions, and the handle end is darker teal with small lighter patches and a rectangular pale patch, all set against a neutral light gray background.

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Sleigh rococo two-seater carved polychrome gilded 3rd quarter 18th century Poland sleigh shape gondola using dugout canoe method painted blue wavy upper rim highlighted half-cylinder channel sections rocaille motifs Front fashioned mascaron painted red framed acanthus leaves rear trestle originally upholstered carved acanthus beneath Inside sled four sockets connection skid supports Subjects ornament mascarons men's heads rocaille acanthus Height 57 cm width 208 cm depth 68 cm elongated wooden object viewed ornate scrollwork handle showing worn dark brown central surface surrounded carved raised borders muted teal gold tones areas faded reddish-brown natural wood peeking carving includes flowing leaf- forms rounded protrusions darker teal small lighter patches rectangular pale patch set neutral light gray background.

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