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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Medieval Carved Stone Panel Depicting A Madonna With Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful primitive medieval stone panel, depicting a Madonna with child
France before 1600
Weathered and small losses
Category
French Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$2,005 Sale Price
39% Off
Large 18th Century Italian / Neapolitan Hand Carved Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique handcarved wooden head of Christ with beautiful expression and glass eyes, once used at processions.
Napels/ Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsma...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
$3,051 Sale Price
28% Off
French 18th Century Risen Christ/Resurrection Statue With Flag
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved wooden risen Christ/ resurrection statue with flag in folk-art style.
Great expression and traces of original color still visible.
France circa 1750.
Weathered,...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French 17th Century Baroque Wooden Madonna with Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely hand carved wooden Madonna with child with traces of old color. Despite of the fact this piece has several losses , she has a wonderful and strong expression and beautiful old...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$951 Sale Price
45% Off
Amazing Collection of 17th / 18th Century Weathered Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of 5 extremely weathered vellum books, Spain/Italy 17th/ 18th century.
Weathered and small losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on request
H:20-38cm W:...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Parchment Paper
$1,167 Sale Price / set
48% Off
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exquisite work of 18th century Portuguese craftsmanship, this carved, painted, and gilded wood tabletop altar-niche would have been used to stage religious artifacts or statuary f...
Category
Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars
Hemel Globe, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720
This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Silvered And Painted Wooden Tabernacle
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small tabernacle that once graced a church altar. Beautiful original silverleaf and faux marble paint.
weathered, small losses. Italy circa 1780
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,166 Sale Price
48% Off
Officer
s Sword – France Or Austrian Netherlands – Circa 1770–1790
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Officer's Sword – France Or Austrian Netherlands – Circa 1770–1790 – Length 99 Cm"
An elegant officer's sword, late 18th century (circa 1770–1790), probably French or Austrian Nethe...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Portuguese 18th Century Christ Painting from a Church
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Portuguese 18th century assemblage painting of Christ, likely an architectural fragment or retablo that would have hung in a church. Constructed of thick, wood panels the central vig...
Category
Portuguese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
This striking antique map, titled "Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Te...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Hobnail Antique Safe Strong Box Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship. This exceptional antique studded safe, with its typical all-around hobnails and great wrought...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Angel, Cherub, Putti In Carved Wood, Baroque, Late 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Carved wooden angel, high Baroque, late 17th century - early 18th century
Origin • Bavarian (Munich / Augsburg), Austrian (Salzburg / Tyrol), South German
Length measured in a straig...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700
Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic oratory or tabletop altar from 18th century Portugal, made of carved, painted, and gilded wood taking the form of a small cabinet (where religious statuary would be displ...
Category
Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Arrowhead Collection, Eastern Woodlands Indians Artifacts, Stone, Copper, Bone
Located in Stamford, CT
Eastern Woodlands Indians arrowhead and artifacts collection with 21 stone examples, with two copper and two metal examples as well as various stone,...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal, Copper
Madonna And Child – Southern Netherlands, Ca. 1470–1525
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Madonna And Child – Southern Netherlands, Ca. 1470–1525"
Carved oak, unpolychromed
Height: 24 cm
Brabantine workshop (likely Leuven or Brussels)
A finely carved devotional statue o...
Category
Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of Rhodesia
British Central Africa – Published by Philip, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Rhodesia & British Central Africa – Published by George Philip & Son, 1895
This detailed antique map titled "Rhodesia & British Central Africa" was published in 1895 ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare 1730 Roman Empire Map by Moll - Detailed and Engraved Masterpiece
Located in Langweer, NL
An Historical Map of the Roman Empire and the Neighbouring Barbarous Nations by Herman Moll - Circa 1730
This grand and historically significant map of the Roman Empire was create...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare 1572 Map of Ancient Rome with Monuments by Ligorio, Braun
Hogenberg
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 1572 Map of Ancient Rome with Monuments by Ligorio, Braun & Hogenberg
This remarkable 16th-century map, *Urbis Romae Situs cum ils quae adhuc Conspiciuntur Veter. Monumet Rel...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,819 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of Alexander the Great
s Empire
Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Alexander the Great's Empire & Campaigns, de Vaugondy, 1753
This rare and elegantly engraved map, titled "Antiquor Imperiorum Tabula, in qua Prae Caeteris, Macedonicu...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Wall-Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 1793 Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries and Historical Notes
This remarkable engraved map of North America, printed in 1793 by Emanuel Bowen and John Gibs...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$5,834 Sale Price
25% Off
Genuine Fossilized Keichousaurus in Matrix (212.3 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This is a fine example of a semiaquatic reptile from the Triasssic of China known as Keichousaurus hui. The Keichosaurs were members of the Pachypleurisauridae, and as such were rela...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722
This 18th-century copperplate map, titled Carte de la Route de M. Zurabek, Ambassadeur du Roi de Polog...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1573 Ortelius Map: First to Name California, Spanning Tartary to North America
Located in Langweer, NL
"1573 Abraham Ortelius Map of Tartary, Japan, and Western North America"
Description of the Map:
This is an outstanding example of Abraham Ortelius' map titled "Tartariae Sive Magn...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,297 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Extremely Rare Large 13th Century Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding
Located in Doha, QA
Monumental Medieval Antiphonal Book Binding with Illuminated Leaves
Austria, 13th Century
Materials: Oak wood, hand-tooled cowhide or pig-hide leather, wrought iron fittings, sheepsk...
Category
Austrian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Infant Jesus – Polychrome Wood Sculpture, 18th C
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Infant Jesus – Polychrome Wooden Sculpture, Tyrol, 18th Century "
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child – Tyrolean Polychrome Wood Sculpture, ...
Category
Austrian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th century Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763"
Authentic 18th-century cello made by Carl Friedrich Lippold, a respected luthier from Neukirchen, Saxony, dated 1763.
The instrum...
Category
German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1711 Star Chart of Southern Sky with Mythical Constellations and Exotic Animals
Located in Langweer, NL
1711 Star Chart of the Southern Sky - "Mappa Stellarum Australium quae in Altitudine Poli Borei Graduum"
This beautiful star chart, engraved by Arnold van Westerhout in 1711, shows ...
Category
Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,618 Sale Price
20% Off
Biblia Cum Concordantijs Veteris
Novi Testamenti
Sacrorum Canonum, 1519
Located in Delft, NL
Biblia cum concordantijs veteris & novi testamenti & sacrorum canonum, 1519
A Bible by auteur Alberto da Castello, printed by Luca-Antonio Giunta, Latin Anno 1519, Venice
27-532-55 pages
First alphabetical list- Tabula Tertia, after that comes the 1st full page woodblock plate.
This title page in red and black with a surrounded frame in woodcut. Above the page “San Jerome” illustrated and below the page the printers mark “ Giunti’s Mark” from the family of printers in Florentine. The initials L A of Luca-Antonio Giunta.
After this page starts a full-page woodcut illustration after that are 3 pages not numbered and then starts numbered page 2 – 532
On page 401 is also a full-page woodcut plate
There are ca 345 small woodcuts...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Unusual Benedictine Map of Italy, Showing Various States of the Church, C.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Italia Benedictina Delineata A.P.R.C.P.W.' Unusual Benedictine map of Italy, showing the various states of the church, with an elaborate cartouche. Part of a seri...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Medieval Gothic Carved Stone Saint Statue
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered hand carved stone medieval statue depicting a Saint . Italy 16th century. Weathered, small losses and old repair.
H:51cm W:18cm D:13cm
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$1,526 Sale Price
50% Off
Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook
s Voyages, 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Chart of the World, according to Mercators Projection'. This world map shows the various discoveries of Captain James Cook during his 3 voyages between 1768 and 1780, and the English and French Explorers who followed immediately thereafter, including Vancouver and La Perouse. This edition of the map is significantly revised from the editions issued immediately after the official report of Cook's Voyages were integrated into the map, showing better detail in New Zealand, Australia, the Northwest Coast of America and North East coast of Asia, along with Greenland. A new large lake also appears for the first time in the Western part of North America, shortly before the commencement of the Lewis...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,346 Sale Price
25% Off
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece.
This is an ...
Category
German Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
$16,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Japanese Edo-Period 62-Plate Kabuto 兜
Helmet
with Long Lacquer Wakidate
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An old and exceptional completely lacquered akoda-nari suji’bachi kabuto (helmet with raised ridges) with a bronze maedate (decorative front piece) shaped like a spade, and mounted b...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Iron
Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
Bible,, Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, Naar de laetste Roomsche Keure der gemeine Latijnsche Overzettinge, in nederduitsch Vertaeld, me...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Map of Epirus
Albania, Greece
by J. Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
This map covers the northwestern coast of Greece and part of present-day Albania. The map was drawn by Johannes Wilhelm Laurenberg, a mathematician and historian who produced several...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Italian Late 18th century hand carved cherub figure
Located in London, GB
Large Italian Late 18th century hand carved cherub figure
Dimensions in inches: H 39” x W 24” x D 19”
Age: 1790
Origin: Italy
Condition: Aged
Overview
A stunning example of a late ...
Category
Italian Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Old Map of Anatolia, part of modern-day Turkey, Armenia and Syria, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Kaartje van Natolie en Syrie opgesteld door de Hr. Lucas en de Hr. Guil de L'Isle en andere auteuren"
The title "Kaartje van Natolie en Syrie opgesteld door de Hr. Lucas en...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$421 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient World Map of Europe, Asia
Northern Africa with Ancient Names, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Geografische Kaarte van de Oude Weereld (..).'
Original antique map of the ancient world depicting Europe, Asia, and northern Africa with ancient place names....
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
West View of Cowdray House – Historic Sussex Estate Engraving, 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
West View of Cowdray House – Antique Engraving of Viscount Montague’s Estate, 1796
This detailed antique engraving captures the west-facing elevation of Cowdray House, the celebrate...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Engraving of a Greek Inscription, 1717
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a Greek inscription. Source unknown, to be determined.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$373 Sale Price
20% Off
Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France
Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1750 Map of the Holy Land: The Land of Canaan and the Twelve Tribes
Located in Langweer, NL
Carte de la Terre de Canaan ou Terre Promise
Cartographer: Le St. Robert
Date of Publication: 1750
This exquisite 18th-century map, 'Carte de la Terre de Canaan ou Terre Promise', w...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Very Large Ammonite Fossil
Located in New York, NY
Very large and impressive fossil of an ammonite mollusk measuring 12 by 12 1/2 by 4 inches and weighing over 20 lbs, dating from the Devonian period to the end of the Cretaceous period.
Category
Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the now very scarce set of two catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collec...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ
Apostles by Seutter
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ & Apostles by Seutter
This is an original antique map titled “Carte des Voyages de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ et des Actes des Apotres St...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,617 Sale Price
20% Off
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest.
It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
Category
English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of the Region of Batavia by Van Schley, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des environs de Batavia - Kaart van de Buitenstreken van Batavia'. Map of the Batavia area (Jakarta) in Indonesia. With cartouche, scale and compass rose. P...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early Antique Engraved Silver Crucifix, Reliquary Cross Box Pendant 17th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SILVER CRUCIFIX/LATIN CROSS
A striking and decorative piece made from continental silver with a central crucifix engraved with a fairly naive depiction of Christ.
The centr...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Original Map of the East Indies Including Sumatra, Java, Borneo
Malaysia, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
TitlEast Indies map – Java, Sumatra, Borneo & Malay Peninsula, c.1755
Attractive 18th-century map of the East Indies centered on Borneo and the Malay world, showing Sumatra, Java, t...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Engraving – Layout of the King of Persia’s Field Camp, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Engraving – Layout of the King of Persia’s Field Camp, 18th Century
Fascinating 18th-century engraved plan depicting the arrangement of the royal encampment of the King of P...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gothic period carved oak panel, 14th - 15th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A Flemish carved oak panel in reliëf from the Gothic period, 14th - 15th century
21.2 x 38.5 cm
Category
Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Old Print of Japanese Noblewoman Transported in a Rickshaw or Jinrikisha, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled antique print of a Japanese noblewoman transported in a pushed rickshaw or jinrikisha.
This print originates from Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der O...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$306 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of France by Janssonius, c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gallia Vetus'. Beautiful map of France based on Caesar's De Bello Gallico. In the columns to the left and right important tribes and people are described.
Art...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th-18th Century Italian Hand carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large carved wooden reliquary bust of a Saint. Beautiful weathered paint and gilding. Small losses / old repairs and without the relics. Italy ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,322 Sale Price
53% Off
Antique Extremely Rare 16th Century German Executioner’s Sword- “Richtschwert”
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and evocative 16th-century German Executioner’s Sword (Richtschwert), forged in Passau, one of the preeminent centers of Renaissance blade craftsmanship. Passau was renowned f...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
17th Century Dutch Bronze pharmacy Mortar, dated 1632
Located in Bilzen, BE
17th century Dutch bronze mortar, dated 1632 and with border text "lof God van al anno 1632".
Height 12.5 cm, Diameter 14 cm
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Map of Italy, Showing Corsica, Sardinia, Croatia, Malta and More, C.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Italie na de Nieuwste waarnemingen van de l'Isle en andere.'
Attractive detailed map showing Italy as well as Corsica, Sardinia, Minorca, Croat...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand carved, polychromed wood with forged iron nails, mounted on later plaque.
This rare antique religious work / object of art, circa 1750, most likely commissioned by the Catholic Church of Spain, destined to be prominently displayed as an altarpiece / retablo or as part of a much larger reredo, directly behind the main altar at a Spanish or Continental European Catholic Church (French, Italian, Iberian, Portuguese)
The Crucified Christ, displayed mounted on a later faded red fabric upholstered shaped backboard plaque with textured gilt border. The exceptional hand sculpted, carved, gessoed, polychrome painted figure depicting bloodied Jesus, with crown of thorns atop his head, only wearing a undulating shaped cloth around his loin, arms extended and feet crossed, spear head form iron nails through both. The verso covered in an old paper printed backing with metal hook hardware at top for wall hanging.
Dimensions (approx):
Overall:
22" High, 14.5" Wide, 3.25" Deep
Figure only:
16" High, 10" Wide, 3" Deep
Historical background:
Artist: (attrib)
Luis Salvador Carmona (1708, Nava del Rey – 1767, Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor who came from a family of artists, including uncle of Manuel Salvador Carmona. He was sent to be trained in Madrid in the workshop of Juan Alonso...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
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