Old king, 18th century, probably Italian, Genoa, Polychromed wooden body dressed in silk, satin and velvet garments; glass eyes, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.), Crèche, Genoese crèche figures are rarely found at all, let alone with entirely original garments. The figures were designed to be redressed several times in the course of the Christmas season so as to represent different characters in the stages of the spectacle (Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, and the Presentation in the Temple)
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Old king, 18th century, Italian, Genoa, Polychromed wooden body dressed, silk, satin, velvet garments, glass eyes, H, 15 1/2, 39.4 cm, Crèche, Genoese crèche, figures, rarely, let alone, entirely original, garments, designed, redressed several, times, course, Christmas season, represent different, characters, stages, spectacle, Nativity, Adoration, Magi, Presentation, Temple
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