South German, mid-15th Century - A MID-15TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF SAINT PANTALEON - image-1

Lot 1346 Rα

South German, mid-15th Century - A MID-15TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF SAINT PANTALEON

Auction 1002 - overview Cologne
17.11.2012, 00:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century (1000th Century)
Estimate: 6.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 4.636 € (incl. premium)
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South German, mid-15th Century

A MID-15TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF SAINT PANTALEON

(Prov. Ullmann - Kauffmann - Bührle 1954)

A mid-15th century South German carved wood figure of Saint Pantaleon, the reverse partly flattened. Old polychrome, partly retouched. Standing figure of the Saint in a knee-length belted habit and a mantle whose drapery falls in cascades. Characterising the depiction of the Saint, the lifted arms are attached on the head with a nail.
The plinth and the toe-cap added. Fine vertical crack on the front. With minor wear. Height 56 cm.

Provenance

Collection of Albert und Hedwig Ullmann, Frankfurt/Main. - Arthur Kauffmann, London. - Emil Georg Bührle Collection, Zurich, 1954. - Private collection, Switzerland.