Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017

Lot 259

λ An Indo-Portuguese carved ivory bust of a saint

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1300

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Description

λ An Indo-Portuguese carved ivory bust of a saint, mounted on a later wooden plinth, together with two similar busts probably Hispano-Philippine, an ivory 'Good Shepherd' base and a carved ivory putto reclining and resting on a skull, 17th century and later, 9.4cm high (max). (5)

Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.