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LARGE PANEL of dresser door in walnut carved in...

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LARGE PANEL of dresser door in walnut carved in high relief representing the Tree of Jesse. At the lower part, Jesse is lying down, holding in his right hand a branch of the tree from his body; each branch of this tree bears the great biblical ancestors of the genealogy of Christ in a bust emerging from a corolla and adopting animated attitudes; among the kings, we recognize David playing the harp; they all hold a banner on which were written their names. Label on the back. Val de Loire, circa 1520/1530 Height: 51,5 cm - Width: 45,1 cm (some wormholes, small lacks and restoration) Origin: Formerly at the castle of Monsoreau (Indre-et-Loire) Property of the Loire Valley