carved, painted, and gilded wood armorial crests / carvings, great faces, lots of personality, great teeth
''out of a ducal coronet or, a bear's head, ppr.''
perhaps having to do with the Family Brereton
(we believe them to be bears, not wolves, because of their smaller rounded ears and their up turned noses / snouts)
wolves are typically depicted with larger more pointed ears and noses
England, 18th century
some losses / as found
MEASUREMENTS
15.5'' H x 11'' diameter
an almost identical pair sold at Christie's Paris, 22 September 2020
Sale 18932, Lot 38
Rare Pair of Wolf Heads in Carved Wood and Painted Polychrome, Italy, probably 18th century
Collections: From the Villa Les Cèdres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, from the collections of HRH Princess Murat, from the estate of Madame Françoise Heftler and from the Henri Klinger Collections
Origin:
Acquired from the Sylvain Levy-Alban Gallery, Paris, October 14, 2006
