A CARVED WOODEN GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A CARVED WOODEN GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
FLEMISH, 17TH CENTURY

On an ebony, ebonised wood, tortoiseshell and silver-mounted pedestal with a label on the underside inscribed '6175'; the reverse unfinished; the head of the dragon carved from a separate piece of wood.
The Virgin formerly wearing a crown, now lacking; very minor losses and restorations.
13¼in. (33.7cm.) high

Lot Essay

The heavy-lidded eyes and fluttering treatment of the drapery evident in the present group suggest a Flemish baroque origin, and may be compared to such pieces as the terracotta Magdalene, attributed to Thomas Quellin in the exhibition La Sculpture au siècle de Rubens (Brussels, Musée d'Art Ancien, 15 Jul. - 2 Oct. 1977, no. 132).

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