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Cerasuolo coral nativity scene, Sicily, 19th century

Total weight: 110.5 g
(Corallium elatius), composed of: a child wrapped in a cloak and laid on a silver cradle made of filigree with a Maltese cross motif on the back; the figures of the Madonna and St. Joseph, both sculpted in detail in their expressiveness and drapery; the ox and the donkey, rendered with small but accurate strokes that suggest their crouched posture; and the Archangel Gabriel, with a slender figure, loose hair, and wings covering his entire body.

Height x width of the Child: 9 x 4.5 cm
Height x width of Mary: 4 x 2.5 cm
Height x width Joseph: 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Height x width ox: 2 x 3.5 cm
Height x width donkey: 2 x 3.3 cm
Height x width archangel: 5.5 x 2 cm
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SILVER ANTIQUES, IVORIES, WUNDERKAMMER - Including selected Works of Art from the Count Luigi Rigi Luperti Collection

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