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Very Interesting Miniature Wax Carving by Manna de Wijs-Mouton The Hague 1873-1947 (1 of 5)
Koos Limburg Jnr
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Koos Limburg Jnr. was born in the Netherlands, but has lived in Scotland since 1994 Over the years he has build up a well established and well respected antique business by participation only on important antique fairs in the UK as well as at the continent. Koos has specialised in high quality antiques over the whole range, with the result that he has sold many items to museums whole over the world. That’s why his slogan is: “for the new collector and the museum director.” Koos has a specialist knowledge for all the antiques he offers for sale. His fair display is well known and he is renowned for his imposing artistic and dramatic presentation stands in which he displays his collection of antiques, reflecting their excellent quality. He does not want to be identified as a specialist in one particular field or another, with the result that you can find anything and everything on his stand, covering the whole range of rare and unusual quality items of interest to the first time collector up to the museum director. His parents have been very influential in supporting him and have imbued him a detailed knowledge of, and a huge enthusiasm for the antiques business. Koos feels extremely privileged to have access to such invaluable expertise and guidance together with access to a well stocked family library about works of art and antiques to enable him to carry out detailed research. Koos guarantees to any potential collector that they are in experienced and reputable hands and that all items displayed have been thoroughly researched by him.
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Very Interesting Miniature Wax Carving by Manna de Wijs-Mouton The Hague 1873-1947

REF: LA340565
£750
€876
$943
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Description
A very interesting miniature wax carving by: Manna de Wijs-Mouton The Hague 1873-1947 With the interesting subject of a silver / gold smith. It is known that Manna de Wijs-Mouton was working in the Medieval way. In 1918 she had her first exhibition in The Hague of her work. Dated and signed on the reverse of the original frame “ de Goudsmid (the goldsmith) May 1918 Manna de Wijs- Mouton, with a small drawing of a goldsmith hammer, this wax carving was specially made for her first exhibition in 1918 in the gallery d’Autretsch in The Hague. the wax carving has the following text on the front: Tot eer van God en Kerk ( Too the glory of God and Church It is also known that in 1930 there was an advertisement of her sculptures in an English lady’s fashion magazine. She has carved circa 300 miniatures, but most of them are in private collections, one portrait of a man is in the National Dutch Archive. 12.5cm high 13.5cm wide 3.5cm deep Total 8cm wide 6.5cm high the wax
measurements
Height:
12.5 cm
Width:
13.5 cm
Depth:
3.5 cm
declaration
Koos Limburg Jnr has clarified that the Very Interesting Miniature Wax Carving by Manna de Wijs-Mouton The Hague 1873-1947 (LA340565) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1918
condition
in very good old original condition
location
This Very Interesting Miniature Wax Carving by Manna de Wijs-Mouton The Hague 1873-1947 is located in Angus (Forfarshire), United Kingdom

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