01-14-201201-14-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2579BBoston
January 14, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
747

Three Continental Devotional Figures

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Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2579BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 14, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Three Continental Devotional Figures, a standing creche figure with polychrome painted and carved wood head and hands, silk robes, and square base, figure ht. 13 3/8; a polychrome, gilt, gesso, and carved wood kneeling St. Francis on scrolled base, total ht. 12; and a standing figure in copious drapery, hands clasped in prayer, and standing on a serpent and orb, total ht. 16 1/2 in.
Estimate $700-900

Creche figure with repaired breaks to head and neck.

Keywords

wood head