Lot 107
107
A CARVED STONE FIGURE OF ST. BARBARA
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A CARVED STONE FIGURE OF ST. BARBARA

BURGUNDY, MID-15TH CENTURY

Details
A CARVED STONE FIGURE OF ST. BARBARA
Burgundy, mid-15th century
With an integrally carved base inscribed illegibly across the front; very minor traces of polychromy throughout, most visible on the belt and hair; the rear simply finished; set on a modern wood plinth. Repairs.
34¼ in. (87 cm.) high (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
P. Quarré, La Sculpture en Bourgogne à la fin du moyen âge, Fribourg, 1978, nos. 4-9.
J. Boccador, Statuaire Médiévale en France de 1400 à 1530, Zoug, 1974, no. 364.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This figure, with its rounded face and heavily-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, is comparable to a number of known works of Burgundian origin, including a group of the Annunciation in Yonne province (Quarré, loc. cit.), particularly the figure of the Virgin Mary.

For a general discussion of Burgundian sculpture of the period, please refer to the note for lot 104, which is stylistically closely related to the present lot.

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