Wine seller on barrel with movement, 30 cm Neapolitan terracotta nativity scene
Wine seller on barrel with movement h 30 cm Neapolitan terracotta nativity scene. This Neapolitan nativity statue depicts a wine seller inside his shop, seated on a barrel while sipping a glass of wine. The setting is enriched with details evoking the vintner's and merchant's work: a barrel from which wine flows, bottles displayed individually and in wooden crates, and crates filled with grapes ready for processing. The scene is animated by an electric mechanism powered from a mains socket that ...
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Wine seller on barrel with movement h 30 cm Neapolitan terracotta nativity scene. This Neapolitan nativity statue depicts a wine seller inside his shop, seated on a barrel while sipping a glass of wine. The setting is enriched with details evoking the vintner's and merchant's work: a barrel from which wine flows, bottles displayed individually and in wooden crates, and crates filled with grapes ready for processing. The scene is animated by an electric mechanism powered from a mains socket that reproduces the seller's gesture of bringing the glass to his lips. The figure and barrel are hand-modelled and entirely hand-finished in terracotta; the character's garments are made of fabric. The shop structure and furnishings are crafted in wood, creating a richly detailed scenography faithful to the Neapolitan nativity tradition. Carefully arranged accessories recreate a glimpse of everyday life inspired by ancient Neapolitan workshops. Ideal to complete nativity scenes with 30 cm figures.