South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 4 February 2013
Decorative Arts
About this Item
An Indo-Portuguese ivory figure of St Paul, late 18th/early 19th century
the barefoot figure holding a Bible in his left hand and a sword in his right, his flowing robes outlined with a gilt border and stylised foliate and dot motifs, standing on an oval base, with later turned oval wooden base, 18cm including base
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