A carved gilt and polychrome decorated limewood figure of the Immaculate Virgin Austrian or South German, mid-18th century The Virgin Mary surmounted by a star-burst halo standing on a sphere representing the globe, entwined with a serpent, her robes flowing and accompanied by a cherub, 37cm wide, 19cm deep, 87cm high (14 1/2in wide, 7in deep, 34in high) Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, London, Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art, 6 December 2016, lot 44, where acquired For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing