A Spanish silver-gilt and painted model of the infant Christ
With town marks for Barcelona, figure 17th century, earlier base 15th century
Modelled standing holding an orb and cross, the robe with prick dot embellished chased foliate scrolls, the chest applied with a pendant cross containing four semi-precious green baguette stones, possibly tourmaline with a cabochon set below, raised on a silver-gilt square plinth base, the surface with conforming chased scroll decoration, the sides with panels depicting the Birth of Jesus in the stable, the Last Supper and the reverse panel with 'IHS' each within a shaped rectangular scroll border, with fruits and flowers to the corners, each corner with an applied bearded male term, with painted head, hand and feet, the polychrome painting refreshed, height 45.7cm.
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Literature:
A Catalogue of the Principal Works of Art at Chequers with an Introduction by Viscount Lee of Fareham, London, 1923, p. 78, no. 493.