Lot 58
  • 58

St. Barbara, French, 15th/16th century

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • h.97cm.
oak with traces of polychrome, possible re-carving to the face and breast

Literature

Illustrated, The Antique Collector, December 1977, p.106.

Catalogue Note

The figure holds in her left hand proper a cylindrical object. This could either be a castle an attribute of St. Barbara's or the small perfume flask that Mary Magdalene is often portrayed with. Either would be a credible designation.