A RELIEF CARVED PLAQUE WITH BATTLE SCENE

Description:

17th century
49 x 34 cm, Rahmen
The relief shows a rider in contemporary armor, waving a flag with a golden ibex as heraldic animal. At the feet lies a soldier with another flag with a lion motif.
Walnut, worked in relief, later painted with black oil colours and partially gilded. Remnants of old polychromy. Letters later incised on the reverse. Old inventory labels. Framed. Damages due to age, minor wear and chips.
Property of a thuringian noble family