A pair of South German polychrome painted carved wood reliefs of Saint John the Evangelist and another Apostle, probably Swabian Late Gothic, circa 1500

John: in overall good condition, traces of repainting, nose, fingers of right hand and toes of left foot restored, chalice with traces of regilding, right hand reattached, peg hole to bottom of plinth. Other apostle: in reasonably good condition, traces of repainting and regilding, minor losses to the raised parts of the carvings, minor traces of old woodworm, vertical dryness crack running from belt to hair, this partly restored, minor dryness crack to drapery, plinth with restored vertical dryness crack and peg hole to bottom of plinth.
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