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Ɏ AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY FIGURE OF THE INFANT CHRIST, GOA, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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? AN INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY FIGURE OF THE INFANT CHRIST, GOA, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

Published: Jean-Paul Desroches (ed.) et al, Two Americans in Paris. A Quest for Asian Art, Paris, 2016, p. 167, no. 279 (part-lot).

Exhibited:
1. Pointe-à-Callière Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Montréal, 17 November 2016-19 March 2017.
2. Kimbell Art Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, 4 March-19 August 2018.

Western India. Standing nude on a cushioned pedestal with a slight bend in his knees, the deity’s cherubic face with round cheeks, big eyes and small mouth painted red, delicately framed by the richly carved wavy hair.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Overall good condition with wear and natural imperfections including age cracks and fissures, obvious losses to arms, feet, and base, the latter with an old gilt-lacquered wood replacement with wear and flaking, remnants of pigment to the base and gilt to the hair.

Weight: 46.5 g
Dimensions: Height 10.6 cm

Goa came under Portuguese rule in 1510, and subsequently became an eastern trading capital of the Portuguese empire and the seat of Christian imperialism, whose influence stretched from the Cape of Good Hope to the Sea of Japan. The Portuguese found a well-established infrastructure for ivory carving, with experienced artists and workshops. This explains the resulting hybrid of sculptures drawing from European iconography and traditional Indian stylistic conventions.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related figure of the Christ Child, 14.5 cm high, dated c. 1650, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number A.63-1927, where the authors note “[i]t was formerly thought to be Portuguese and then re-assigned to Goa. Comparisons with similar figures suggest it is in fact from Sri Lanka.”

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 September 1999, lot 51
Price: USD 13,800 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An ivory figure of the Christ Child, India, Goa, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar features, cold gilding to the hair, and body with fleshy folds. Note the larger size (29.3 cm).

Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 2-3 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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