Child Jesus, The Good Shepherd ivory sculpture and base base on terraces "Saint Mary Magdalene, Fountain of Life, birds and sheep" Indo-Portuguese 17th/18th C. missing part of the lamb's head, the gourd and feet of the Child Jesus, gluing, minor faults and defects Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 21,5 cm Notes: vd. similar copyis in the catalogue of exhibition “A Expansão Portuguesa e a Arte do Marfim”. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1991, p. 106, nº 264.

a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: No. 26PTLX02416C;
b) Currently, the import of goods incorporating materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and tortoiseshell, is prohibited by several countries;
c) In Portugal, in accordance with the planned transposition into national legislation of the most recent EU guidelines on the ivory trade, the issuance of re-export certificates to countries outside the EU is suspended;
d) In this context, potential buyers are advised to inform themselves beforehand about the legislation of their country and applicable international restrictions.