Caption

Bed finial, ca. 1757–1760. In the form of a pediment with volutes on the sides and a corbel in the middle supporting a female bust; fastened with two pegs to the front section of the cornice crowning the canopy. Figure dressed in a tunic, head turned to the right, hair pinned up. Outline of the finial highlighted with a black ribbon stucco inlay; corbel with slats. On the corbel, an oval hole containing a wooden rotating medallion with inlaid letters on the obverse and reverse missing; above it, an inlaid number illegible. Runners originally had garlands; volutes had small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. Makers: Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779, woodcarver bust; Jakub Fontana 1710–1773, designer. Place of origin: Warsaw. Fragment of furniture; height 75 cm, width 95.5 cm, depth 14 cm., A carved wooden bust shown from the back with visible rough, chiseled surface and dark brown tones, mounted on a lighter brown wooden base, with a black metal clamp attached to the head and a small metallic silver component on the clamp; a small piece of yellowed paper is tucked on the front of the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_174

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Keywords

Bed finial ca 1757–1760 form pediment volutes sides corbel middle supporting female bust fastened two pegs front section cornice crowning canopy Figure dressed tunic head turned right hair pinned up Outline finial highlighted black ribbon stucco inlay slats oval hole containing wooden rotating medallion inlaid letters obverse reverse missing inlaid number illegible Runners originally garlands small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles Makers Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779 woodcarver bust Jakub Fontana 1710–1773 designer Place origin Warsaw Fragment furniture height 75 cm width 95.5 cm depth 14 cm carved wooden bust shown back visible rough chiseled surface dark brown tones mounted lighter brown wooden base black metal clamp attached head small metallic silver component small piece yellowed paper tucked front base.