Vintage French ceramic statue of Ismeria, The Black Virgin of Our Lady of Liesse, seated and carrying the infant Jesus on her lap.
Vénerée en Picardie, son histoire remonte au temps des croisades. Elle serait une princesse soudanaise du XII siècle, fille d’un sultan d’Egypte. L’histoire dit qu’elle aurait sauvé la vie en 1134 de trois chevaliers français.
The Virgin and the child are black; the Virgin wears a white cape with golden symbols and a golden crown.
This religious artefact does not have any visible signature but ressembles very closely the model signed BACCI.
The work is damaged: the baby Jesus has lost his head and his hands; there are several paint chips.
H 21.2 cm
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