Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Mid-Century Modern to the front is a

to the front is a reservoir to receive a wick which is guarded by two rats (a symbol of good fortune in Hindu culture)

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Ivory Figural Group / Okimono

pencils and other drafting materials

The windows were considered to have extraordinary quality and beauty

Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Mid-Century Modern to the front is aAn important & large oil on canvas Baroque painting by the Bohemian Old Master artist, Franz Xaver Karl Palko (1724 1767), an allegory of architecture, circa 1750. The painting depicts a heavenly scene with a host of cherbs, some hold floral arrangements, the cherbs with their modesty covered with sheets of silk. To the lower part of the painting there are two cherubs, one cherub with a square & compass and a sketch of a timbered house. The painting