EARLY 16TH CENTURY, FROM THE CIRCLE OF TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER
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A PAIR OF GERMAN POLYCHROME LIMEWOOD FIGURES OF SAINTS PETER AND ANDREW
Early 16th Century, From the Circle of Tilman Riemenschneider
Saint Peter holds an open book in his left hand, Saint Andrew stands beside the X-shaped cross, each above an integrally carved naturalistic wood base, the back of Saint Peter with paper label '[Sam]mlung Eugen Schweitzer', the base with fragments of paper labels and 'National Revenue Excise-Douanes Accis 24 8 1941 Montreal,' and 70A in pen
26in. (66.5cm.) high, and 27in. (69cm.) high (2)
Early 16th Century, From the Circle of Tilman Riemenschneider
Saint Peter holds an open book in his left hand, Saint Andrew stands beside the X-shaped cross, each above an integrally carved naturalistic wood base, the back of Saint Peter with paper label '[Sam]mlung Eugen Schweitzer', the base with fragments of paper labels and 'National Revenue Excise-Douanes Accis 24 8 1941 Montreal,' and 70A in pen
26in. (66.5cm.) high, and 27in. (69cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Collection of Eugen Schweitzer
Literature
A pair of related carvings of St. Peter and St. Paul are illustrated M. Baxandall, South German Sculpture 1480-1530 in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1974, no. 1.