26th May, 2021 12:00
European & Asian Works of Art
267
A SMALL HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE SLEEPING CHRIST CHILD (SANTO NINO DORMIDO)
A SMALL HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE SLEEPING CHRIST CHILD (SANTO NINO DORMIDO), PROBABLY MANILA 17TH / 18TH CENTURY
carved with His right hand raised, His left hand held over a length of embroidered material around His midriff
9cm long
During the 17th through to the 19th century, many Christian subject ivories were worked in the Philippines by a mixed community of originally emigré Chinese sculptors. From the 16th century, Spanish traders and missionaries had fostered an industry in Christian ivories from the artisans of Southern Fujian Province in China. The trade spread to the Philippines: by 1639 some 30,000 Chinese were living in Manila, many of them craftsmen and traders, known as 'sangleyes', in the Parián (meaning market place) area of the city, an enclave just outside the city walls.
No Reserve
Sold for £750
A SMALL HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE SLEEPING CHRIST CHILD (SANTO NINO DORMIDO), PROBABLY MANILA 17TH / 18TH CENTURY
carved with His right hand raised, His left hand held over a length of embroidered material around His midriff
9cm long
During the 17th through to the 19th century, many Christian subject ivories were worked in the Philippines by a mixed community of originally emigré Chinese sculptors. From the 16th century, Spanish traders and missionaries had fostered an industry in Christian ivories from the artisans of Southern Fujian Province in China. The trade spread to the Philippines: by 1639 some 30,000 Chinese were living in Manila, many of them craftsmen and traders, known as 'sangleyes', in the Parián (meaning market place) area of the city, an enclave just outside the city walls.
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 26th May, 2021
