NEAPOLITAN, 18TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FIVE ITALIAN POLYCHROME WOOD CRCHE FIGURES
Neapolitan, 18th Century
Comprising a standing figure of a shepherd boy; a Neapolitan fisherman; a standing female figure called "Giuseppina with the Goiter of Casoria," who holds a small basket of eggs and has two larger baskets of potatoes and three large turkeys; a hunched-over figure called "Ciociaro, a rich land owner from Caserta," who holds a long wooden keg; and another standing shepherd boy holding a wooden crook
15in. (38cm.) high, the tallest (12)
Neapolitan, 18th Century
Comprising a standing figure of a shepherd boy; a Neapolitan fisherman; a standing female figure called "Giuseppina with the Goiter of Casoria," who holds a small basket of eggs and has two larger baskets of potatoes and three large turkeys; a hunched-over figure called "Ciociaro, a rich land owner from Caserta," who holds a long wooden keg; and another standing shepherd boy holding a wooden crook
15in. (38cm.) high, the tallest (12)
Sale room notice
As with the previous lot, the second figure from the left in the bottom row is labelled incorrectly in the catalogue -it is shown correctly as part of lot 181 on the view screen.