Child Jesus lying down partially painted ivory sculpture Sino-Portuguese or Nippo-Portuguese (Namban Art) 16th/17th C. two toes of the left foot redone, small gluing on the heel of the left foot, the sculpture is placed in a standing position on top of a modern marble stand Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 9,5 cm Notes: vd. exhibition catalog "A Expansão Portuguesa e a Arte do Marfim. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1991, p. 92, nº 220.

a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 21PTLX10640C;
b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle;
c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended;
d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned.