18TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN POLYCHROME VIRGIN

shown standing in resplendent cisele robes on a crescent moon with the heads of three seraphs, following the iconography of the Woman of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelations, on a square plinth; height including base: 77 cm (30 1/4 in.)

PROVENANCE
Private collection, New York, since circa 1960s

CONDITION
The polychrome wood figure appears in age-appropriate fragile condition. Overall craquelure, resulting in scattered losses and flaking, most significantly to the face and garments. Several fingers are missing from the proper left hand. Overall surface dust and grime. Photographs presented in the catalogue are representative of condition.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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