An Unusual Pair of c.1780s Plaster Wall Sconce Life Masks of Servants from Chateau Serris, France sub-Curios typically shown with one holding

typically shown with one holding a cub under her paw and the other a brocade ball under his

many being close ups

hooks and rails

The reverse shows an aubergine ground set with horizontal bands of slate and red interspersed with four individual cream keys

The very unusual partners desk of mahogany veneers having a rounded rectangular top with black leather insert set with two brass outlined slots for Bills and Letters

An Unusual Pair of c.1780s Plaster Wall Sconce Life Masks of Servants from Chateau Serris, France sub-Curios typically shown with one holdingOrigin: French Period: Louis XVI Provenance: Chateau Serris Near Paris, France Date: c. 1780 90 Mask One: 10. 5 H x 9 W x 4. 5 D Mask Two: 10 H x 8. 25 W x 6. 25 D The life size and naturally proportioned thick plaster painted moulded effigy life masks modelled as sconces of former servants of Chateau Serris, near Paris, the subjects almost certainly of French African ethnicity, survive from Louis XVI period France. In entirely original condition with