Carving by Grinling Gibbons In St Paul's Church Unused Postcard

Description: This listing is for Carving by Grinling Gibbons In St Pauls Church Unused Postcard. Postally unused post card of an example of Grinling Gibbons work which is located in St. Paul's Church, Covent Gardens where he worshipped and is buried. Very nice condition! Grinling Gibbons (1648–1721), the greatest of decorative woodcarvers, one fine example is seen here. Gibbons’s flamboyant cascades of lifelike blossoms, fruits, foliage, birds, and fish dominated English interiors of the late 17th century, in palaces, churches, and great country houses. Grinling Gibbons was a Dutch-British sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College Oxford and Trinity College Cambridge. Gibbons was born and educated in Holland of English parents, his father being a merchant. He was a member of the Drapers' Company of London. He is widely regarded as the finest wood carver working in England, and the only one whose name is widely known among the general public. Most of his work is in lime wood, especially decorative Baroque garlands made up of still-life elements at about life size, made to frame mirrors and decorate the walls of churches and palaces, but he also produced furniture and small relief plaques with figurative scenes. He also worked in stone, mostly for churches. By the time he was established he led a large workshop, and the extent to which his personal hand appears in later work varies. Please see our other listings as we have many related items and various other treasures you may be interested in!!! I do combine winning auctions for savings on shipping and try to keep shipping charges as close to accurate as possible. Thanks for visiting our listings and especially for bidding!!!

Price: 6.99 USD

Location: Oswego, Illinois

End Time: 2024-03-01T03:25:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD