CHARMING VINTAGE/ANTIQUE~SIGNED RELIGIOUS FIGURE HOLDING TWO CHILDREN~MADE IN FRANCE

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ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING RELIGIOUS FIGURES I HAVE SEEN........MOST LIKELY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CHURCH OR CHAPEL AT SOME POINT. DEPICTS A FAMOUS SCENE OF A CATHOLIC LOOKING PRIEST, POSSIBLY DURING WORLD WAR 2 COMFORTING TWO ORPHANED CHILDREN. I HAVE SEEN THIS FIGURE BEFORE, BUT COULDN'T SOURCE THE CORRECT DETAILS UNFORTUNATELY. MADE OF A CERAMIC TYPE MATERIAL, OBVIOUSLY MOULDED WITH IMPRESSED "MADE IN FRANCE" AND A RAISED STAMP AT THE BACK. IMPRESSED AT THE BOTTOM REAR PLINTH IS THE NAME OF THE DESIGNER WHICH IS PARTLY OBSCURED, BUT LOOKS LIKE PIERRE AND SOME OTHER LETTERS. FOR THE AGE THIS FIGURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THERE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF LIGHT TOUCH UPS TO THE BLACK PAINT AND BROWN AT THE BASE, BUT NO SIGNS OF ANY SERIOUS CRACKS, CHIPS OR MAJOR REPAIRS. SOME SMALL INSIGNIFICANT SCUFFS ALL OVER, BUT STILL A STRIKING AND DESIRABLE ITEM, DISPLAYS TO PERFECTION UNDER LIGHTING AT NIGHT. FIGURE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 32,5CM HIGH AND ABOUT 9,5CM SQUARE AT THE BASE.

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