Stunning bisque porcelain statue depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus. 
Beautifully hand painted and with gilded and raised details.
The faces are beautifully detailed and delicately painted.
The clothes of Mary are light yellow but the colour is not even and has faded in large parts. The inside of her mantle is gold. There are gold circles with small white raised dots on her mantle, raised dots on her dress.
Jesus is wearing a gold dress that also has some dots in relief. A small part at the front is glossy.
The crown of Our Lady is glazed and gilded. The gold colour has faded in places as seen on the photographs.
Mary is standing on a base with a floral decor at the front.
It is in fairly good condition with only small imperfections. 
Some overall grey discolouration, stains, colour fading, scratches and small fine cracks are visible.
The gilt has faded in places. It seems the raised dots were once gold but that is almost completely gone.
There is one small chip on the base that was painted over in gold. Some other chips are visible at the bottom. They are visible in one photograph of the back of the statue.
Wear and stains at the bottom.
Mould marks visible in some parts.
From France or Belgium. 
Early 20th century.
Height approx. 39.7 cm / 15.35 inches
Diameter at base: approx. 12 cm / 4.72 inches
Weight: 1.250 kilogram.
The pictures are part of the description.
 
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