Ancient Neapolitan Nativity scene, late XIX
Archived
PLATINUM Seller in Milano, Italy
PLATINUM Seller in Milano, Italy
Nativity scene with the Holy Family inside a cave, surrounded by the faithful people led by the angel who gave them the announcement, placed in the upper part. The figures have hands and faces in terracotta painted in polychrome and are dressed in cloth; the grotto is made of papier-mâché, glued to the painted background, and is finished with details in straw and wood. Placed within a mahogany cabinet supported by turned and ebonized feet, the uprights are made of columns, also ebonized, with Corinthian capitals in gilded bronze, to support the upper entablature, decorated with elements in the shape of a vase. The front and the sides have glass, to allow the use of display cases. The access to the internal compartment occurs by removing the upper part.
ID: 2096-1638387171-28901