Beschreibung:

carved in the round, in the form of a standing female figure, her hands clasped in prayer at her breast, her vestments draping from her arms, standing with a crescent moon at her feet, and atop a spherical pedestal adorned with a serpent and cherub, areas of gilding illuminate the hair, trim, serpent, and cherub IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ENDANGERED SPECIES MATERIAL PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT IS ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING THAT IT MEETS FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES REQUIREMENTS. Please note, that as the purchaser, you are responsible for conforming with applicable federal, state and local government regulations concerning objects that contain endangered species materials or related substances. iGavel and the sellers on iGavel assume no responsibility for communicating to the purchaser the legality or otherwise of the sale of any objects that may be restricted under state and local law within the jurisdiction of the purchaser. INTERSTATE SALE This item meets the criteria to be an ESA (Endangered Species Act) Antique: A. It is 100 years old or older; B. It is composed in part or whole of any endangered species or threatened species listed under section 1533 of the Act; C. It has not been repaired or modified with any part of any such species on or after December 28, 1973; and *D. It entered at a port designated for the import of ESA antiques *Under Director’s Order No. 210, as a matter of enforcement discretion, items imported prior to September 22, 1982, and items created in the United States and never imported must comply with elements A, B, and C above, but not element D. This lot is accompanied by documentation that meets federal requirements for an interstate sale including; either a CITES pre-Convention certificate, a dateable photograph, a dated letter, or other documentation referring to the item or other evidence. Guidance provided by the FWS located in appendix 1 of the Director’s Order 210 establishes the criteria for the antiques exemption for the prohibitions of the ESA, the criteria used for this lot meets the requirements of proof listed in Director’s Order 210, appendix 1, sections 5, 6, and 7. 020919em
Measurements Height: approximately 9 5/8 inches Weight Condition the surface with a light warm patina, gilding and other pigments with rubbing and wear, occasional vertical splits some darkened with age specifically on face extending from forehead throughout the proper right eye and down across the chin, with losses to the last four fingers on each hand, and with a loss to the fabric cascading from the proper left arm