Vibrant yellow with hand painted neoclassical motifs and Greek key decoration

The gilding has faded to a gentle hue

We have a similar style but matching size run of fifteen lights from the same room available

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A scarce variant with an enamel painted finish in very good original order

A Pair of 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Niches Seating Vibrant yellow with hand paintedA pair of carved and gilded chestnut architectural elements surviving as niches. Both carved in high relief from a single section of chestnut, original untouched gilded finish still in place, they are a masterpiece of the Baroque style used throughout Porto in the early 18th century. Portuguese, Porto, first quarter of the 18th century. The sixty pieces in our collection were removed from a church in Porto prior to demolition in 1979 80, they have