Lot 149: Morel-Ladeuil Leonard (1820 - 1888) - A nativityat

Morel-Ladeuil Leonard (1820 - 1888) - A nativityat the centre the Christ Child in the manger, Mary kneeling behind the manger and holding the cloth on which the Christ Child rests, in the background Joseph, standing with the hands folded in prayer, in the foreground a kneeling shepherd, a second shepherd standing behind him, the group depicted in a barn with ox and donkey, surmounted by an angel holding a garland of flowers, sepiolite (Meerschaum), flattened back, Height: 22,5 cm, atop a plinth and under a glass cover, Overall Height: 34 cm, a very delicate and detailed work by Morel-Ladeuil circa 1860 - 80, (Er)Morel-Ladeuil (b. 1820 Clermont-Ferrand, d. 1888 Boulogne-sur Mer), sculptor and chaser working in France and occasionally in Britain.