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Lot 2273
Two Spanish Colonial Polychrome Figures of the Madonna and Child
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, carved wood with gesso and polychrome, the tallest of the crowned Madonna holding the Christ child, both dressed in conforming white and blue robes, on ovoid globe base (12 3/4 x 5 x 3 3/4 in.); the second of Madonna rendered in blue and green robes posed in with slight contrapposto, holding the nude Christ child "Salvatore Mundi" (12 x 3 x 3 in.).

Scattered paint loss and paint flaking to both; the tallest with loss to Madonna's left hand fingers and right hand, and loss to Christ right lower arm/hand; the shorter with some scattered wood loss to lower robes.