The Luís Esteves Fernandes Collection of Asian Art - 22nd May 2013

Lot 161

λ A large Goan ivory carving of Christ the Good Shepherd 17th/18th century

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £26000

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Description

λ A large Goan ivory carving of Christ the Good Shepherd 17th/18th century, constructed in three sections, depicting Christ with a lamb on his shoulder and his knee above a complex arrangement of figures and sheep, and with a Nativity scene below, carved as a mountain, decorated with stylized acanthus leaves, 45.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).

十七/十八世紀  象牙雕基督教擺件

来源:路易斯•艾斯塔凡•法納得收藏(1897-1988)