Lot 77: A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

Name: A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 0baea65691

Est: £5,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 02, 2014

Item Overview

Description

A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CIRCLE OF GREGORIO FERNANDEZ (1576-1636), VALLADOLID, 17TH CENTURY On an integrally carved polychrome wood base 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, overall

Dimensions

(63.5 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Gregorio (1576) Fernández

Date

17TH CENTURY

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: M. Trusted, Spanish Sculpture, A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1996, pp. 58-63. London, National Gallery, The Sacred Made Real, Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600-1700, 21 Oct. 2009 - 24 Jan. 2010, pp. 33-40 and 196.

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2006, lot 119.

Auction Details

European Sculpture & Works of Art

Christie's

December 02, 2014, 02:00 PM UTC

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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