A Brussels faience polychrome hollow sacred water figure of a standing Madonna and child , <I>CIRCA</I> 1760 | Christie's

Sale 2605

EUROPEAN CERAMICS, DUTCH DELFTWARE AND GLASS

Amsterdam

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11 November 2003

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Lot 104

A Brussels faience polychrome hollow sacred water figure of a standing Madonna and child

CIRCA 1760

Price realised

EUR 1,673

Estimate

EUR 700 - EUR 900

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A Brussels faience polychrome hollow sacred water figure of a standing Madonna and child
Circa 1760
Naturalistically modelled in relief, the figure wearing a crown, a blue veil and a draped floral garment, holding the infant Christ
30.3 cm. high
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