Auction 24 Antiques and Works of Art, Silver and Jewelry

39

A 17th century Indo-Portuguese Child Jesus bed


Estimate

40.000 - 60.000


Session 1

9 October 2013



Description

Velvet lined silver-mounted teak structure.
Chased and pierced silver mounts representing floral motifs and exotic birds, set with colored pastes.
Headboard with two cartouches supported by two peacocks and liturgical inscriptions "Et Verbum caro factu est, et habitavit in n..." and "Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax homin..."
India, Goa, 17th century
38x55x42 cm


Category

Objects


Additional Information

Note: Two important pieces with same origin and similar silver work are known: the Saint Francis'''' reliquary kept at the Museu de São Roque, Lisboa and Saint Francis Xavier tomb at Igreja da Casa Professa do Bom Jesus, Goa.
Porvenance: Colection Comandante Alpoim Calvão.



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