Child Jesus, Savior of the World

Child Jesus, Savior of the World, polychrome ivory sculpture, Indo-Portuguese, 17th/18th C., broken and glued left arm, glued feet, restoration of part of the body's polychromy, wodden base. Notes: for similar copies vd. catálogo da exposição "A Expansão Portuguesa e a Arte do Marfim". Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1991, p. 127, No. 333 and 334. a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 24PTLX07024C; b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle; c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended; d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned., Dim. - (escultura) 32 cm; Peso - 955 g.