Northern Italian Provincial Confessional Box c.1780

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Northern Italian Provincial Confessional Box c.1780A completely one off piece! An amazing hand painted polychromed Northern Italian Confessional Box (working order). c. 1780. This rare item is not only the perfect confessional, but could be re purposed for many different uses. It is a stand alone work of art. Imagine it in a country house hallway, or a contemporary apartment. The front door swings open to reveal a small seat, shelf and either side two small windows, one with a wooden grill.

A contemplative and touching moment between a young maiden and a little dove

Hatley St George in Torquay

Based on an original Roman bronze from 1st Century BC

shelf and either side two small windows

A beautiful and delicate Venetian console with a perfectly foxed mercury plate to the back

with no crown

Some believe that all the ancient mentions like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden were indeed referring to the quince

untouched for almost 100 years

(Right and left

stayed with Sir Antony in 1560 when her husband Dudley was away at Court

With the original scraped-back paint

lined with antique French rose madder brown printed fabric