Virgin and Child, ca. 1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: formed, repoussé, engraved, chased, scraped, and gilt; hands cast; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, green, yellow, red, and white; glass cabochons; wood core, Overall: 14 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 5/8 in. (36 x 12.3 x 11.7 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The enameled book and the engraving of the Virgin’s crown and slippers and of the Child’s hair are characteristic of Limoges work. Enamels of the type for which Limoges was famous are often preserved in Spain, and, indeed, this work belonged to a Spanish collector in the late nineteenth century
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Virgin, Child, ca, 1200, Limoges, France, French, Copper, formed, repoussé, engraved, chased, scraped, gilt, hands cast, champlevé enamel, dark, medium, light blue, turquoise, green, yellow, red, white, glass cabochons, wood core, Overall, 14 3/16 x 4 13/16 5/8, 36 12.3 11.7 cm, Enamels-Champlevé, enameled, book, engraving, crown, slippers, hair, characteristic, Limoges work, Enamels, type, famous, preserved, Spain, indeed, work, Spanish collector, late nineteenth, century
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