A pair of women's sculptures in lacquered and gilded wood from central Italy from the 17th century

Para of 1600 carved Cornucopia figures made of lacquered and gilded wood from central Italy, from a private villa in Siena; appear as vertical figures on a square pedestal base, with damages and wear consistent with late 17th-century dating.

Without arms and wings, they retain their original character unchanged, meaning this slightly naive style, which is accentuated by the gilded curls of hair, especially in the facial expressions with chubby cheeks reflecting 17th-century taste and a somewhat bored appearance. 

It is believed that the wings were rather meant to be hung on the back rather than embedded, as there are no signs of interlocking or holes in the staves or nails. 

At the base, a symbol of brotherhood, a kind of Golgotha symbol drawn with white tempera. In the past, these statues were mounted as lamps.

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