A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF A FEMALE SAINT

MID-16TH CENTURY

Details

A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF A FEMALE SAINT
Mid-16th Century
The long-haired draped figure with her face turned upwards mounting a pedestal, a cup in the left hand and a chicken by her feet
21¾in. (55cm.) high

Provenance

Sold Anonymously, Sotheby's London, 12 April 1990, lot 181.

Sale room notice

Please note that the illustration for this lot is incorrectly labeled as lot 52. The catalogue description for lot 53 is the correct description for this lot.

Lot Essay

Originally part of a larger set of furniture appliques, this highly worked repousse figure exemplifies the quality of German goldsmithing from the 17th Century. Compare, for example, with a set of six silver-gilt figures by the reknown Nuremburg silversmith Wenzel Jamnitzer sold Christie's London, 1 July 1997, lot 142.

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