It's time to take this delicate 18th century ivory "Niño dormido" [Bottom] out of storage, fit him with a gold helmet and belt a...

It's time to take this delicate 18th century ivory "Niño dormido" [Bottom] out of storage, fit him with a gold helmet and belt adorned with Colombian emeralds and the smallest pearls I have seen.
He used to rest by his lonesome, on a miniature teak four-poster bed I found in Hong Kong, till a Spanish friend parted with this 19th century miniature "Belen Set." [Top] Now, the niño is in good company with Philippine figures, instead of the customary angels, shepherds three Kings, donkey and ...