French Painted Wood, Silver and Sapphire Crowned Madonna Figure related_ar5624-26 The Nanking Cargo sale

The Nanking Cargo sale

comfortably worn original red lacquer finish

but extremely heavy

75 Height 71 inches

The ornamental light fixtures were designed

French Painted Wood, Silver and Sapphire Crowned Madonna Figure related_ar5624-26 The Nanking Cargo saleDETAILS An early, antique carved religious statuette of the Madonna with her glass eyes cast upward standing in contrapposto pose with her robes gathered to her waist. The figure of Mary wears a silver crown set with sapphire jewels. PLACE OF ORIGIN France Europe DATE 18th century DIMENSIONS Width 6 Depth 5 Height 18 inches CONDITION Note: some losses to paint. Missing hands.