Lot 185
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A HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE CHRIST CHILD
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A HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE CHRIST CHILD

17TH CENTURY

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A HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE CHRIST CHILD
17TH CENTURY
Well carved with right arm raised in benediction and left holding an orb, the arms carved separately and the hair with brown pigment remaining, old repair to feet, age cracks
9½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand
Special notice
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

This figure of the infant Christ belongs to a group known as Nino Jesus, Salvador del Mundo (Infant Christ, Saviour of the World), and was inspired by Andalucian sculptors of circa 1600. Sculptures of this type were popular within the entire Spanish empire and would have been made in the Philippines for the Catholic Spanish and Portuguese missionaries living in the Far East.

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