Objects of Vertu

Antique coral carved Christ

Description:

To find and present an antique Christ carved in the precious red coral is not easy. Moreover here we have a museum-quality little masterpiece with a detailed artistic carvings in a big red coral piece. The body and the head reveals an artist in the art of carvings that realized a perfect balance in the anatomical details and the perfect proportions of the body. Most probably a Neapolitan work of the first half of the 19th century. It is in perfect condition.

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