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18th Century, French Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Statue of Mother and Child

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  • 18th Century French Carved Giltwood & Polychrome "Mother and Child" with Base
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Place this beautiful gilt statue with base in a living room or bedroom. Hand carved circa 1780, this elegant two-piece antique sculpture was found in a chapel in Southern France and ...
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    Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Religious Items

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  • Mid-18th Century French Carved Polychrome Statue of Moses in Oak Niche
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Crafted in France circa 1760 and resting in a carved oak niche, the figure depicts the prophet Moses, the most important prophet in Judaism and Christianity. Moses is best known from the story in the biblical Book of Exodus and Quran as the lawgiver who met God face-to-face on Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments after leading his people, the Hebrews, out of bondage in Egypt and to the "promised land" of Canaan. He is represented with horns on top of his head. The horns came about because of an ambiguity of the Latin version of Exodus 34, 30. After being addressed by God on top of Mount Sinai and given the Tablets of the Law containing the Ten Commandments, Moses descended to his people in the desert. His face was seen to shine with a divine light. (The first Moses with horns was commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb; it was based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible used at that time). The religious and biblical item...
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    Antique Mid-18th Century French Gothic Religious Items

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  • 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Cherub Sculpture
    Located in Dallas, TX
    This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving features its original polychrome and gold leaf finish for a luxurious result. The hand carved cherub is expressive in it's movement and features a wonderful facial expression. The colorful wall hanging...
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    Antique Late 18th Century Italian Religious Items

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  • Mid-19th Century French Carved Giltwood and Polychromed Virgin Mary Statue
    Located in Dallas, TX
    This beautiful, antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary in prayers was created in Pyrenees of France, circa 1860. Embellished with gold leaf and polychrome finish, the Classic religious...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century French Religious Items

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  • Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Cherub Sculptures
    Located in Dallas, TX
    These charming antique putti carvings were crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved figures depict two chubby cupids resting on a knee and holding a arm up; each sculpture featu...
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    Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

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  • 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Musician Cherub Sculpture
    Located in Dallas, TX
    This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved cherub depicts a putti with wing and playing the guitar; the sculpture is very expressive in his movement...
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    Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

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    Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticised the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...
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  • French 18th Century Terra Cotta Signed Statue of Mother and Child
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