Lot 1018 - A204 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 30. March 2023, 10.00 AM
SAINT PAUL OR SAINT JAMES
Late Gothic, Ulm master craftsman, ca. 1520.
Carved lime. Verso hollowed and painted. The saint is wearing a cape, standing and holding a sword.
H 84 cm.
Paintwork in part retouched. Losses to the paintwork. Wormholes in the lower area. Finger restored.
Provenance:
- Formerly in The Silten Collection, Berlin (Cf. Vollbach, Die Sammlung Silten, Berlin 1923. No. 53 (information not verified)).
- Swiss private collection.
Illustrated in: Hubert Wilm. Die gotische Holzfigur. Ihr Wesen und ihre Technik. Leipzig 1923, Panel 159, described there as Saint James.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 3 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.