Flemish 3rd quarter 15th century - A Flemish carved wood angel candlestick, third quarter 15th century - image-1

Lot 2241 Dα

Flemish 3rd quarter 15th century - A Flemish carved wood angel candlestick, third quarter 15th century

Auction 1175 - overview Cologne
05.06.2021, 11:00 - Paintings and Drawings 15th to 19th C.
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)

Flemish 3rd quarter 15th century

A Flemish carved wood angel candlestick, third quarter 15th century

Probably oak, carved in the round and partially pierced. Remnants of older polychromy. A figure of an angel standing in a gently swaying pose and holding a candlestick in both hands, designed for a frontal viewpoint. The wings, which would have originally been set into the figure's back, are lost.
Wear with losses. Height 61.5 cm.

Provenance

In the Stern collection in Paris prior to 1910. - South German private collection.