An 18thC Italian Carved & Painted Figure of a Saint or Cardinal c.1740 sub-Religion & Relics mischievous boy in the throes

mischievous boy in the throes of undressing himself

from which the blood could more easily be let

We believe through research that the remnants of the label to the reverse refer to a certain James Magill who was a photographer

the well travelled stained pine now evocatively chipped and worn

The large folk art seed work picture composed of a vast array of seeds

An 18thC Italian Carved & Painted Figure of a Saint or Cardinal c.1740 sub-Religion & Relics mischievous boy in the throesOrigin: Italian Period: Mid 18thC Provenance: Unknown Date: 1740 Height: 32. 75 Width: 13. 5 Depth: 11 (all at extremities) The well carved and sized figure showing much of the original paint, now beautifully timeworn, one hand with fingers pinched, the other showing his palm, his eyes closed, with long flowing beard and red skullcap or zucchetto, wearing billowing robes, the reverse being hollowed out, having been an altar piece in an ecclesiastical