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A Fine Spanish Pieta Circa 1750
For sale by Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
for sale €2,633     $2,858
£2,250
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

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A Fine Spanish Pieta Circa 1750

18th century
Description

Very fine carved fruitwood/walnut and Mary with original glass eyes.

All over still with a large part of the original polychrome.

The sculpture has a beautiful old original patination and is in beautiful condition.

44.5cm high 21.5cm wide 9.5cm deep.

Price: £2250,--

Date of Manufacture

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland has dated this Spanish Polychrome Wooden Pieta to the 1750s.

Independent Date Check ID 09346275
Dealer's Item Date1750s
Sellingantiques Date1750s
Sellingantiques agingItem 225-310 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1750s:
Gilt estofado pattern on the mantle: traditional 18th-century Spanish devotional decoration.
Inset glass eyes in the Virgin's face: specialised 18th-century Iberian sculpture technique.
Hand-tooled flat timber back: prepared specifically for placement within a private niche.
Rubbed high points and softened paint layers: natural handling over several centuries.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
44.5cm (17.52")
Width
21.5cm (8.46")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Reference Numbers
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SA1192325
Description
Very fine carved fruitwood/walnut and Mary with original glass eyes.

All over still with a large part of the original polychrome.

The sculpture has a beautiful old original patination and is in beautiful condition.

44.5cm high 21.5cm wide 9.5cm deep.

Price: £2250,--

Date of Manufacture

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland has dated this Spanish Polychrome Wooden Pieta to the 1750s.

Independent Date Report ID 09346275
Dealer's Item Date1750s
Sellingantiques dating1750s
Sellingantiques agingItem 225-310 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1750s:
Gilt estofado pattern on the mantle: traditional 18th-century Spanish devotional decoration.
Inset glass eyes in the Virgin's face: specialised 18th-century Iberian sculpture technique.
Hand-tooled flat timber back: prepared specifically for placement within a private niche.
Rubbed high points and softened paint layers: natural handling over several centuries.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
44.5cm (17.52")
Width
21.5cm (8.46")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1192325
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2019

For the new collector and the museum director.

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Trade Associations

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An 18th-century carved polychrome wood Pieta sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ set against a black wooden cross.
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Archive I An 18th-century carved polychrome wood Pieta sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ set against a black wooden cross.

A Fine Spanish Pieta Circa 1750

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Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Telephone 01575 540 207
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Cairngorms National Park
Angus
Scotland
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Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
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An 18th-century carved polychrome wood Pieta sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ set against a black wooden cross.
A Fine Spanish Pieta Circa 1750
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period18th century
  • StyleSpanish Baroque
  • MaterialPolychrome Wood, Timber
  • ColourMulti-coloured
  • MotifsPolychrome finish, Drape motif, Carved wooden cross, Lamentation pose
  • SizeH 44.5 cm (18 in) x W 21.5 cm (8 in) x D 9.5 cm (4 in)

This Spanish Baroque sculpture portrays a Pieta scene from circa 1750, depicting the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ in a traditional lamentation pose. The piece combines fruitwood and walnut timbers finished in a multi-coloured polychrome scheme, featuring deep blue fabric garments, a natural flesh-toned glaze on the figures, and a black carved wooden cross adorned with a draped golden-brown cloth motif. Real glass eyes complete the facial expressions of the carved figures, and the surface retains an authentic old patination with visible signs of age across the wood. The sculpture measures 44.5 cm high, 21.5 cm wide, and 9.5 cm deep. It stands suitably on a bookshelf or a display cabinet within a traditional interior space.

FAQs

A Pieta is a classic motif in Christian devotional art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus Christ following the Crucifixion, often placed in front of or beneath the Cross.

Sculptors in 18th-century Spain primarily used native softwoods or hardwoods such as pine and cedar, which were carved, primed with gesso, and painted using polychrome pigments and gilding techniques.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-chiseled tool marks, age-related craquelure across painted surfaces, natural timber shrinkage gaps, and gesso layering beneath oxidised paint pigments.

An antique sculpture can be showcased as a focal artwork on a dark timber sideboard, within a recessed alcove, or displayed on a minimalist shelf alongside structured art books and understated ceramics.

Polychrome sculptures require stable humidity levels away from direct heat sources and direct sunlight; routine care involves light dusting with a soft, dry camel-hair brush without chemical solvents or liquid cleaners.
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