Pair Of Reliquary Busts Of Saints Sylvia And Gordian - Late 17th Century

Feminine and masculine complement each other in this important pair of walnut busts carved in the round, polychrome and gilded. United for eternity we find here a couple. Pairs of Saints are rare, even more so of Roman Saints. Which by deduction authorizes us to make a very serious hypothesis. For women, Saint Sylvia represented as a patrician is indeed a Roman notable.
Male, dressed as a Roman, bearded and long hair, it would be the representation of Saint Gordian, Roman judge and Martyr in 362.
Our busts rest on a plinth decorated with acanthus leaves, forming a reliquary with four claw feet .
A Provençal work from the late 17th century or the very beginning of the 18th century.
Dimensions of 80 cm high by 43 cm wide and 29 deep.
Good condition, note some gaps, old restoration, xylophages.