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Lot 3
Sale 5743 - Fine English Furniture & Decorative Arts
May 25, 2011
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$1,400
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Italian carved wood, gesso, and polychrome reliquary bust 17th century
Carved as a bearded male, possibly St Joseph, with elaborately painted robes in gilt and colours, the finely worked face retaining much of original flesh and hair color.
H: 20 in.