Panel (one of a pair) ca. 1725-35 French Carved with a trophy of religious attributes, the subtly curved surface of this panel and its pair (07.225.108.1) suggest their original placement in the corners of a room in an ecclesiastical setting. Suspended from a tasseled ribbon, fastened with a knot near the top of the panel, the upper part of this trophy includes a chalice for the Eucharistic wine, crossed with a ciborium, a lidded vessel used for the distribution of hosts. Held by a baby angel, a rocaille frame displays a female portrait seen in profile above a cloud which is surrounded by wheatears and grapevines, symbols of the Eucharist. The lower part of the panel is embellished with two crossed ewers, a cruet intended to hold wine and water during religious services. This panel and its pair were part of the model collection of woodwork, paneling and seat furniture of Maison Leys, a successful decorating business, located at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris. Since 1885 the busines