A carved wood, gesso, lacquer and ivory figure of a European standing priest holding a Bible or Prayer Book in his left hand and a cloak over a long habit tied with a cord, his curled hair falling over his shoulders, the hands, Bible and feet in ivory, traces of gilding, on rootwood stand (lacquer chipped and worn, chips and cracks, crook missing from right hand) -- 13¼in.high, 17th/18th century.