A Good c.1800 Carved Ivory Corpus Christi sub-Curios moving eyes

moving eyes

protected from the light

As it was the Easter holidays his wife had decided to stay at home with the children who were not home for very long

and designers sought to create quality pieces with restrained unpretentious decoration

A Good c.1800 Carved Ivory Corpus Christi sub-Curios moving eyesOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: 1790 1820 Height: 16. 75 inches Width: 7 inches Depth: 2. 5 inches The finely carved ivory Corpus Christi attached to an ebonised softwood carved wooden cross beneath an inscribed INRI panel, standing on an unusually shaped scroll carved base survives from the late Georgian period. This decorative corpus is in fair overall condition. There are some small splits and cracks, with losses to one