HERE’S A NICE PAIR OF SPANISH FIGURES from 1st dibs, a leading “on-line” antique and collectibles site on the internet.
Dimensions: The Virgin measures 24 inches high.
Price: $6,500
Condition: excellent
Measurements: height: 60.96 cm (2 ft.)
Materials/Techniques: carved and polychrome painted wood.
Colonial Arts
1028 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
USA
E-Mail: info@colonialarts.com
4 comments:
Gorgeous, I assume at one point they had clothing. Interesting, even naked, they're covered.
Yes, with items this old, the clothing is usually lost.
Maybe it's my Catholic upbringing, but these figures have a striking resemblance to Jesus and the Virgin Mary. They look like they're dressed in black spandex outfits . . . a very bizarre image.
It's like a 3 dimensional Botticeli! magnificent!... I wonder what these hands were doing, I'm guessing they were part of a birth of Christ scene holding cloth gifts or thair trade's items... fascinating!
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