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silla was born out of a passion for beautiful objects: special pieces with aesthetic and historical significance. In 2009, after years of collecting, Andrew Silla and his wife Grace began to work privately with clients from their residence in Southern Maryland. Quickly outgrowing the space, the business was moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania in 2012 and after several warehouse location changes it was firmly settled in the present brick-and-mortar location in downtown Shippensburg.

The 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery is home to a large collection of works of art and estate jewelry. We specialize in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 with a particular emphasis on the Animaliers and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display.

Carved Boxwood Corpus Christi | German, 18th century

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Price: $2,275.00

SKU:: 606HPC25P
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A CARVED BOXWOOD CORPUS CHRISTI

Probably Germany, 18th century

8 3/8" H x 2 5/16" D x 2 5/16" W (including stand)

A finely carved boxwood figure of Christ depicted alive upon the Cross, his eyes raised to heaven with his mouth agape as if to speak the final "It is Done". With carefully modeled anatomy and deeply carved hair and beard. The figure is fully worked on both front and reverse, retaining a rich, rubbed surface patina with traces of early polychromy in the recesses.

Condition: Preserved as a fragment, lacking both arms and a portion of the perizonium. The boxwood retains a finely rubbed, warm brown patina with scattered traces of historic polychromy in the carved recesses. Minor surface wear and age related imperfections throughout. Original mounting hole visible on the reverse. Presented on a later iron stand. Ready to place.

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