Statue, Sedes Sapientiae - 22.8 cm - Polychrome wood

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Polychromed wooden sculpture from Spain dating to the XVII/XVIII century, in an antique Baroque style and unsigned.

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Sedes Sapientiae (Seat of Wisdom)
Mary with a book and the Christ Child.
It could also be St. Anne with the Child Mary.
Polychromed wood in which the face and hands are made of bone. The wood clearly shows signs of age with remnants of dorure (gilding).
The child’s hands are damaged.
Sometimes this was done deliberately at the death of a child.
17th / 18th century

Sedes Sapientiae (Seat of Wisdom)
Mary with a book and the Christ Child.
It could also be St. Anne with the Child Mary.
Polychromed wood in which the face and hands are made of bone. The wood clearly shows signs of age with remnants of dorure (gilding).
The child’s hands are damaged.
Sometimes this was done deliberately at the death of a child.
17th / 18th century

Details

Era
1400-1900
Style subtype
Baroque
Wood type
Polychrome wood
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country of origin
Spain
Style
Antique
Material
Wood
Title of artwork
Sedes Sapientiae
Signature
Not signed
Condition
Fair condition
Height
22.8 cm
Width
10.8 cm
Depth
7.4 cm
Weight
349 g
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Objects sold
Private

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