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A RARE SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE ANGEL AND CRUCIFIX GROUP
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A RARE SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE ANGEL AND CRUCIFIX GROUP

17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A RARE SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE ANGEL AND CRUCIFIX GROUP
17th/18th century
Modelled as an angel with hands held together in prayer and wings displayed behind her, kneeling in front of a crucifix with a large flower head at its centre, chips to reverse
3½ in. (9 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

See P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, 1969, pp. 194-198 for a discussion on blanc-de-chine religious groups with Christian influence, which the author explains are particularly rare; see pl.123B, a model of similar size to the present lot, originally in the A. W. Bahr collection, which Donnelly claims is unique. Compare also the blanc-de-chine crucifix group of similar size sold in these Rooms, 5 April 2000, lot 77.

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