Pair of Italian Baroque Revival Polychrome Plaster Wall Brackets

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A decorative matched pair of molded plaster wall brackets, painted in a restrained palette of warm white, golden ochre, and … Read more A decorative matched pair of molded plaster wall brackets, painted in a restrained palette of warm white, golden ochre, and olive green. Their compact, projecting forms were intended to support small sculptures, devotional figures, porcelain, or other prized objects while functioning as architectural ornament in their own right.

Each bracket is constructed as a shallow molded shelf above a richly modeled support. A band of egg-and-dart ornament defines the upper register, while the body incorporates opposed C-scrolls, pierced foliate carving, a rope-twist collar, paired volutes, and a pendant cluster of deeply veined acanthus leaves. The carefully balanced symmetry and vigorous scrolling profiles derive from Italian Baroque architectural decoration, interpreted through the historicizing revival styles popular during the later nineteenth century.

The contrasting polychromy accentuates the layered relief: ochre outlines the principal scrolls and moldings, warm white articulates the surrounding foliage and shelf, and olive green distinguishes the pendant leaves.

Measurements: 7 in. W × 7 in. H × 2.125 in. D, each. See less