Auction 72 Antiques & Works of Art

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A 17th century Indo-Portuguese Child Jesus bed


Estimate

30.000 - 50.000


Session 1

11 December 2017



Description

Velvet lined silver-mounted teak structure.
Chased and pierced silver mounts representing floral motifs and exotic birds, set with colored pastes.
Headboard with two cartouches supported by two peacocks and liturgical inscriptions "Et Verbum caro factu est, et habitavit in n..." and "Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax homin..."
India, Goa, 17th century

38x55x42 cm


Category

Objects


Additional Information

Two important pieces with same origin and similar silver work are known: the Saint Francis'''' reliquary kept at the Museu de São Roque, Lisboa and Saint Francis Xavier tomb at Igreja da Casa Professa do Bom Jesus, Goa.
Porvenance: Colection Comandante Alpoim Calvão.



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