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French Crucifix
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French Crucifix

19th century
Description

French crucifix from Haute-Loire wonderful patina, some losses as shown in the photographs

Christ measurements are H24 x W20 x D5 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Declaration

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique French Wooden Crucifix to the 19th Century.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA763938
Dealers Internal Reference
CRB/949
Dealers Notes

Colin Brand Antiques Est. 1984

Description
French crucifix from Haute-Loire wonderful patina, some losses as shown in the photographs

Christ measurements are H24 x W20 x D5 cm

Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Date of Manufacture

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique French Wooden Crucifix to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA763938
Dealers Internal Ref
CRB/949
Colin Brand Antiques
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A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base.
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Archive I A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base.

French Crucifix

Archive II A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View II
Archive III A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base.
Archive V A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View V
Archive VI A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View VI
Archive VII A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View VII
Archive VIII A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base. View VIII
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Colin Brand Antiques

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Stow on the Wold
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base.
French Crucifix
Ref: SA763938
A hand-carved wooden standing crucifix featuring a detailed Corpus Christi figure mounted on a dark ebonised wooden cross with a tiered base.
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  • ObjectReligious Sculpture
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Provincial
  • MaterialOak, Fruitwood, Stained Timber
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved corpus, Stepped plinth base, Sculpted drape detail
  • SizeH 59 cm (23 in) x W 27 cm (11 in) x D 9.5 cm (4 in)

This French Provincial religious sculpture originates from the nineteenth century. The piece comprises a dark brown stained timber cross with a stepped plinth base, supporting a hand-carved fruitwood corpus of Christ with a sculpted drape detail and visible losses. The wooden structure has a dark ebonised finish on the cross and base, contrasting with the warmer brown tones of the carved corpus. Visible details include carved facial features, an expressive posture with outstretched arms, and layered square timber blocks forming the stepped base. Measuring 59 cm high, 27 cm wide, and 9.5 cm deep, this sculpture fits appropriately on a mantelpiece in a traditional interior setting.

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Standing crucifixes were historically crafted for private devotion in domestic altars, chapels, and convents throughout France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These devotional items were typically hand-carved from native timber such as walnut, oak, or fruitwood, often mounted onto stained or ebonised wooden crosses with plinth bases.

Authentic period pieces display hand-tool marks, natural timber shrinkage around joint points, surface patination, and distinct hand-carved details in the figures drapery and anatomy.

A carved wooden crucifix can be displayed on a mantelpiece, bookshelf, or console table alongside natural stone and ceramic objects to create a curated decorative vignette.

Keep the timber sculpture away from direct sunlight and artificial heat sources to prevent cracking, dusting gently with a soft dry brush and applying microcrystalline wax sparingly.
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