A carved wooden figure of Saint Barbara

NETHERLANDISH, LATE 15TH CENTURY

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A carved wooden figure of Saint Barbara
Netherlandish, late 15th Century
Holding her tower in her arms, on a modern rectangular wooden plinth labelled underneath Tent: Coll. Bremmer/Frans-Barbara/Inz. H.P. Bremmer and 433, replacements to the arms and the tower
36cm. high

Lot Essay

This figure may have started life as a different saint. The replacements suggest that at a certain period the saint's attribute may have been changed.

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