18th century, possibly Brazilian, carved wood with polychrome over gesso and glass eyes, each figure gesturing in dynamic contrapposto poses standing atop a shaped wood terrace, unsigned.

Adam 15 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Eve 16 1/8 x 8 x 6 3/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

Adam with loss to right index finger; some repairs to fingers on Adam's left hand; some scattered surface staining.

$1,000 - 3,000