Bidspirit auction | Saint Peter of Alcantara

Saint Peter of Alcantara - painted and gilt wooden sculpture ivory face, hands, feet and base applications, carved ebony base, silver halo with ”Minas Novas” (quartz) lined applications Indo-Portuguese 18th C. minor faults to the painting and the gilt, fault in tan ivory rosette on the base, silver without marks, pursuant to Decreto-Lei No. 120/2017, of September 15 - Article 2, No. 2, paragraph c) Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (total) 55 cm; Peso - (resplendor) 49,4 g. Notes: it was part of the Joaquim Ladeira Baptista collection. a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: No. 26PTLX01125C; b) Currently, the import of goods incorporating materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and tortoiseshell, is prohibited by several countries; c) In Portugal, in accordance with the planned transposition into national legislation of the most recent EU guidelines on the ivory trade, the issuance of re-export certificates to countries outside the EU is suspended; d) In this context, potential buyers are advised to inform themselves beforehand about the legislation of their country and applicable international restrictions.