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A polychrome carved wooden *capipote* depicting a young boy.
See original version (French)
630
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A polychrome carved wooden *capipote* depicting a young boy.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
A polychrome carved wooden *capipote* depicting a young boy. The eyes are made of sulphide.
Italy or Spain, late 18th – early 19th century
Height: 45 cm
(missing parts, restorations)
Note. Capipotes were figurines carried by worshippers during religious processions in Italy and Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries; they were intended to be dressed in real clothes and adorned with jewellery.
See original version (French)
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