$2,415
Three Italian Female Crche Figures, 18th/19th century, two young women, and an old woman, each with painted detailing, glass eyes, excelsior bodies, and silken garb, mounted to turned wooden socles, the young figures with fragmentary labels to bases concerning the sale of the figures taken from suppressed Italian convents to benefit the Catholic Church, ht. 15 3/4 to 17 3/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-07-14