BODY OF CHRIST IN A DECORATIVE STONE SET FRAME

Description:

probably Italian, 19th century
48,5 x 49,5 cm
The body of Christ (16 x 13 cm), relief portrait of the Virgin Mary (4 x 3 cm) and the INRI plaque made of ivory (3.5 x 2 cm). Gilded wooden front with two relief cut trees, set with numerous stones such as agate, carnelian, jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise, glass pastes and glass stones. The frame with silver-plated applications, also set with stones. Min. losses, age damages, Christ corpus with minute damages. Comes with sales approval for ivory objects DE-K-250326-235, EXPORT NOT POSSIBLE
Maria-Helga and Erwin Ziegler Collection, Pforzheim