ANDREA IMBROL - SÉC. XVIII Consecration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Margaret Mary Alacoque carved ivory plaque Jesus Christ surmounted by God the Father, the dove of the Holy Spirit and various angels and cherubs, lower part with medallion with busts of Kings Dona Maria I and D. Pedro III, putti holding plaque with coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal and another putto holding a plaque with the inscription ANDREA IMBROL MALTES minor faults on the edge, without frame Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 27 x 14 cm Notes: This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified nr 23PTLX004357C. Cabral Moncada Leilões warns of the fact that several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle. Therefore, we advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance about the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned.


he is a sculptor from the island of Malta who worked in Portugal during the reigns of King D. José I (1750-1777) and Queen Dona Maria I (1777-1816) of Portugal. Artist referred as  "[…] professor natural de Malta, que estudara escultura em Itália, especializado na escultura de marfim […]" - cf. TEIXEIRA, Garcez - "Para a História do Monumento a D. José I". In SOUSA, J. M. Cordeiro de, (Dir), Revista de Arqueologia, tomo I: Lisboa: 1932-1934, pp. 175-178 - p. 177. In 1770, he applied to the second tender for the execution of the royal statue of King José I: "Em sua nova edição, o concurso contou com a participação de um escultor maltês, Andrea Imbrol, único que sabia trabalhar sobre o marfim, juntamente com nosso escultor português" - cf. GOMES, Juliano - "Fidelização de um artista plástico na corte lusa: nobilitação de Machado de Castro (1770-1782)". In "Ciclo de Palestras do Grupo de Estudos Modernidade Ibérica". Goiabeiras: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2018, pp. 52-60 - p. 56.