Lot 27
 

A 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN IVORY AND EBONY CRUCIFIXION SCENE the Corpus Christi figure of Cristo Vivo with eyes open and head looking up, wearing the crown of thorns and with a rope tied perizonium, raised on an ebony cross over a rectangular plinth on a shallow bronze base, with an ivory cartouche above inscribed 'INRI', and an ivory figure of the Virgin Mary kneeling at the base, her mouth open revealing carved teeth within, her arm and part of her left side detachable to fit around the cross, her left hand grasping the other edge of the cross, 64cm high  THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO CITES
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

 

Do you have an item similar to the item above? If so please click the link below to submit a free online valuation request through our website.

 

Images*

Drag and drop .jpg images here to upload, or click here to select images.