Description:
Carved Fruitwood Font and Monk Figure, Continental, possibly northern Italy, 18th/19th century, chip-carved as miniature Rococo-style pulpit, with a quadripartite canopy over an open compartment, ht. 13 1/4; the monk with tonsure and wearing a hooded habit, ht. 5 5/8 in.
Estimate $700-900
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