ID 1248192
Lot 154 | ATTRIBUTED TO JUAN DE MESA (CORDOBA 1583 - 1627 SEVILLE), SEVILLE, CIRCA 1620
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
A standing figure of the Christ Child
lead; his proper right hand making the sign of blessing; on a modern metal and wood rectangular base
24 1/8 in. (61.1 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.6 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Kunsthandel J. Polak gallery, Amsterdam, where acquired by the family of the current owner on 15th September 1986.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Catàleg d'escultura i pintura dels segles XVI, XVII i XVIII Fons del Museu Frederic Mares, Barcelona, 1996, no. 291.
Cordoba and Sevilla, Sala de Exposiciones and Museo de Bellas Artes de Seville, Alonso Cano y la escultura andaluza hacia 1600, 25 Oct. - 26 Nov. 2000, 1 Dec. 2000 - 7 Jan. 2001, p. 136.
M. A. Polo Herrador in. Museo Nacional Colegio de San Gregorio. Colección / Collection, Madrid, 2009, no. 72.
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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