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THB18th C. German Ivory Nude Baby Jesus w/ Gold Halo
Lot 211
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Europe, southern Germany, ca. 18th century CE. A charming elephant ivory sculpture of baby Jesus with a 14-karat gold halo as he poses dynamically, stepping forward with arms bent at elbows and head bowed. Carefully carved with a coiled coiffure, the adorable child presents a cherubic visage with chubby cheeks, slender eyes, a round nose, a tall forehead, and a closed mouth. His nude body displays an elongated torso and short legs with one arm raised while the other is angled downward, mirroring the path of his gaze. Though most of the ivory is left bare, the artist has added a few painted details such as his hair and eyes. Note the natural graining forming interlacing spiral patterns on his tiered ivory plinth. This type of figure, called "Brautigam-Typus" or "Bridegroom Type" in English, was made for nuns upon profession of vows and becoming a "bride of Christ." Size: 2.3" W x 5.3" H (5.8 cm x 13.5 cm)
Similar ivory sculptures of Brautigam-Typus Jesus can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession numbers 24.80.92 and 1975.437.4a–e.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece is over 100 years old.
Provenance: private Rancho Mirage, California, USA collection; ex-Dr. Terry Barreth collection, before 1965
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#179077Proper left arm has been professionally repaired with some restoration over break lines. Losses to proper right thumb, tips of fingers on both hands, and toes of right foot. Natural hairline fissures to ivory and stable fissure on underside of plinth. Otherwise, nice preservation of detail and liberal remaining pigments. Some patina in areas. Gold ring was added at a later date and is marked "COURTSHIP 14K" on the interior. Jesus is removable from plinth with sticky tack on underside of feet.Condition
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