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Emporium | Premier Auction

Fri, Mar 22, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 967

Spanish Colonial School

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(17th/18th century)

Collection of 11 Devotional Figures, each carved wood, some with composite: one Joseph, 24-3/4 in., [old surface with traces of paint, pest damage with loss at base, lacking hands, crack at left side, other typical abrasions, wear, losses]; two similar Marys of Guadalupe, 16-1/2 in., [each old surface with traces of old paint, retouch, one with separation at base, pest damage with loss at crown, one lacking two points of glory, other typical wear, losses]; one male figure, 33 in., [crack at left elbow, paint and varnish with craquelure, minor losses, other typical surface wear, cracks]; one male figure, 20-1/2 in., [restoration at neck, feet, paint and varnish with craquelure, retouch, lacking elements at hands, charring at base]; one female figure, 21-1/2 in., [separation at base, break and restoration at elbows, hands, old paint surface with retouch, craquelure, other minor flaws]; one male figure, 14-1/4 in., [lacking right arm, probably lacking element at head, break at base with loss, patch at back (originally fitted to be attached to wall), crack at backside, lacking nose, old surface with traces of earlier paint, pest damage, other typical flaws]; one male figure, 14 in., [crack at back, paint retouch, other wear, typical minor flaws]; one female figure, 13-1/2 in., [loss at nose, reset on base, retouch, minor surface cracks, other typical flaws]; one male figure, 12-1/2 in., [finely decorated surface with traces of old paint, breaks at each hand, pest damage, crack at base, reset on base, retouch, other typical wear]; one female, 12 in., [crack at backside, pest damage, stripped with traces of old paint, lacking hands, holes at head and neck with possible missing elements, pest damage, other minor losses, wear]

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Provenance: Estate of General Raymond Eliot Lee