A Seventeenth Century Carved Oak Panel sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The sketch is a snapshot

The sketch is a snapshot of the performer when not performing: we view her voyeuristically

Only a few teeth are immediately visible

a compartment for charcoal (with several charcoal sticks)

his “school of hard knocks” upbringing well arming him to play the role of the tyrannical tycoon

A Seventeenth Century Carved Oak Panel sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The sketch is a snapshotOrigin: English Period: Restoration Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1670 Height: 7. 5 inches Length: 43 inches Depth: 0. 5 inches A large, richly coloured and ornamental oak panel, hand carved in a guilloche pattern with a two continuous bands intertwining around boldly carved flower heads, with lyre shaped motifs at intervals running along the lower edge. This panel is likely from a seventeenth century bed, or possibly a court cupboard, and the design