A North German painted lindenwood female Saint probably 16th century

carved in the round, on separate base, polychrome repainted

Sale, Hanover, Sotheby's, 7 October 2005, lot 1276.

Repainted, missing nose and right hand. Fair but damaged condition, missing: the (probably sort of fleur de lis) ornaments from the saints crown, her nose and part upper lip and right hand, the front with several vertical woodcracks and minor wood losses, i.e. a larger crack at the right of the head and around the waist. Some minor worm holes especially at the saint's carved long hair at the back, polychrome painting old but probably later with some paint losses, flaking and staining, saint holds a book in the left hand, the identifying attribute was in the lost hand, this figure possibly represents St. Barbara.
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The church in Bühle