LOT 153
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Lot 153
A VERY FINE CARVED IVORY CORPUS, FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY. Exquisitely carved in full round with flowing hair, pierced crown of thorns, good anatomy, veining, and the open mouth with separately carved tongue and teeth and with finely carved rope draped perizonium with deep folds. Mounted on an ebonized wood cross within a gilt shadow box frame. Corpus height 10.75 inches (27.5 cm), frame height 28 inches (71 cm).
Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500
€ 1,750 - 2,450
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