Lot Essay
These figures now represent Saints Dorothy and Mary Magdalene, but their identifying attributes are later additions.
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The Property of a Deceased Estate
A pair of carved wooden female Saints
SOUTH GERMAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of carved wooden female Saints
South German, early 16th century
The reverse of each hollowed out; each on an integrally carved polygonal base.
Cracks; the hands and flower basket of one figure, and the bowl of the chalice from the other figure later; minor damages and restorations.
43 and 41 7/8 in. (109.2 and 106.3 cm.) high (2)
South German, early 16th century
The reverse of each hollowed out; each on an integrally carved polygonal base.
Cracks; the hands and flower basket of one figure, and the bowl of the chalice from the other figure later; minor damages and restorations.
43 and 41 7/8 in. (109.2 and 106.3 cm.) high (2)