1331
Important Continental carved/painted wood crucifix
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,100
Live Auction
Fine and Decorative Art Gallery Sale Featuring a World Renowned Estate Collection of Early George Nakashima Furniture
Category
Description
18th century; Italian or Spanish, realistic depiction of crucified Christ, showing scourge marks on back, and painted tree cross in rock pile, having serpent coming out of cave and skull (the hill Christ was crucified on was called "Golgotha" or place of the skulls), I.N.R.I. sign, written on velum, 41 in. H., 19 in. at widest point
Condition
Paint loss, some inpainting, skull needs to be re-dowed to fit on base
