A Fine 17thC Wooden Carved & Polychromed Priest Figurine & Frog on Stand sub-Curios swooping amongst the foliage

swooping amongst the foliage

Of octagonal form

Depicting a muscular Perseus or Bellerophon arms aloft

Mammoths were animals of the Ice Age

that is both a joy and a sorrow to behold

A Fine 17thC Wooden Carved & Polychromed Priest Figurine & Frog on Stand sub-Curios swooping amongst the foliageOrigin: English Period: 17thC Provenance: Formally the property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Date: c. 1650 80 Height: 6. 7 inches (including stand) Weight: 140 grams (including stand) The post medieval carved (limewood?) figurine representing a priest bearing a frog on a platter in his left hand; an animal skin garment to the front, with the head hanging down to the knees; the coat cut with triangular segmented border, narrow belt