Suite of four ceiling panels in softwood, known... Lot 24

Suite of four ceiling panels in softwood, known as tavoletta, with painted grotesque decoration on a black background: two feature a putto's head flanked by foliate foliage, one with two chimeric animals resembling a seahorse and a dragon, and one with a fanciful scene showing two cats, one on a snail, holding a spear, followed by another mounted on a turtle and playing a trumpet. Italy, 15th century Approx. 18.5 - 37 cm high (small chips and slight wear)