Two Equestrian Baule Carved Figures ca 1930s
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Pre 1900 item# 940312
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Two well carved equestrian African sculptures from tropical hardwood-each with male and female riders on donkey or horse-there is a difference in hair styling-the one wearing a stylized poney tale may be older-surface shows wear in both sculptures-- foot on one rider reglued--tribe is West African Baule tribe--ca 1930s or earlier--from private collection-both about the same size-11 inches wide 18.5 inches high
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Spanish Colonial 18thc Mary & Joseph Carved Wood
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Pre 1800 item# 940294
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Very rare tropical wood 18thc Spanish Colonial wood carvings of Mary and Joseph attributed to famous Ecuadorian listed carver 1731-1773 Bernardo Legarda-each have glass or flint eyes-losses-pieces have discolored varnish if removed would produce some original colors and gilt-finely carved-probably part of creche scene as figures kneeling--from local Puerto Rican collection brought from Quito, Ecuador in the 1940s-Virgin is 9 inches high-5 inches wide--Joseph is 8.5 inches high and 4.5 inches wide
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Twin Chinese Carved Stone Buddhas Antique
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Pre 1700 item# 930211
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Rare Chinese carved hardstone bas relief of twin buddhas-original polychrome-most likely part of a tableau-possibly architectural--has Chinese calligraphy etched on each side on plinth-note different position of hands-hand carved with chisel-certainly antique- over 200 years-chips and wear to surface-12.5 inches high-10 inches wide-3 inches deep-heavy-unique sculpture from private collection
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